Senior Engineer - Data Engineering

• Designing and developing data solutions for one of the world’s largest corporations involved in the marketing and distribution of food products
• Implementing distributed and highly available data processing applications that scale for enterprise demands
• Adhering to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of solutions
• Ensuring high code quality by following software engineering best practices
• Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment
• Adhering to DevOps principles and being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 3-5 years of experience in developing enterprise grade data processing applications
• A strong programming background in data ops (Python, Shell, SQL)
• Experience in processing large volumes of data
• Hands-on experience in working with relational/NoSQL databases and distributed storage engines (HDFS, S3, Redshift)
• Hands-on experience in ETL design and development using ETL tools (Preferably Informatica and cloud tools such as AWS Data Pipelines, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Spark, Hive)
• Experience in working with streaming data (using tools such as Kenisis, Kafka, Storm, Spark) will be an added advantage
• Experience in API development and user interfaces and related tools (NodeJS, AngularJS, HTML) will be an added advantage
• Working experience in a Scrum Agile delivery environment and with DevOps practices
• Experience in code management and CI/CD tools such as Github, Gitlab, Jenkins
• Experience in an agile environment and aligning Pod members on technical vision and path to implementation
• A strong desire to continue to grow your skillset
• Strong communication skills that are influential and convincing

• Performance-based annual bonus
• Performance rewards and recognition
• Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
• Paid birthday leave
• Team engagement allowance
• Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
• Hybrid work arrangement

Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco ranks 56th in the Fortune 500 list and is the global leader in the trillion-dollar foodservice industry.

Sysco employs over 75,000 associates, has 337 smart distribution facilities worldwide and over 14,000 IoT-enabled trucks serving 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2025 that ended June 29, 2025, the company generated sales of more than $81.4 billion.

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations.

Sysco LABS’ enterprise technology is present in the end-to-end foodservice journey, enabling the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network and the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer.