Associate Technical Lead

About the role

Sysco LABS, the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation, builds the technology powering Sysco's end-to-end foodservice operations, from sourcing and warehousing to delivery and in-restaurant dining. This Associate Technical Lead owns the design and code quality of one or more components, guides junior engineers and begins taking on true leadership responsibility, stepping in for the team lead or manager when they are unavailable and delegating across specific technical scopes.

Key responsibilities

• Own design and code quality, guide juniors on secure programming, data privacy and AI-assisted code standards, and raise concerns when AI output introduces risk
• Apply concurrency and parallel programming concepts and multiple paradigms, prioritizing vulnerability fixes within owned components
• Use design patterns and reference architectures, flagging deviations to seniors and advising on technical decisions
• Evaluate frameworks, libraries and AI tools, and review their evaluations to align with company guidelines
• Guide juniors on release management and project methodology, introduce AI-assisted process improvements, and ensure AI-generated code meets the same defect and coverage bar as human-written work
• Monitor applications independently, resolve complex issues, build dashboards and teach juniors the same
• Contribute to cloud platform design and DevOps/DevSecOps education, including cloud AI services
• Act as stand-in for the team lead, delegate technical scopes and adapt communication to different audiences
• Take part in technical interviews and hiring decisions, and encourage juniors to experiment with new approaches and AI tools

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of component-level design and code quality as a Senior Software Engineer
• Readiness to lead a team in a manager's absence, with sound judgment on delegation
• Strong stakeholder communication and proven mentorship ability

Required skills

• Full-stack web technologies: RESTful APIs, microservices, HTML5, Java, Spring, JavaScript/ES6, Node.js, React, React Native, Angular
• HTTP, browser/JS engine architecture, relational and NoSQL databases
• Concurrency, parallel programming and multiple programming paradigms
• Working knowledge of cloud platform design and core DevOps/DevSecOps concepts

What we offer

• Performance-based annual bonus and performance rewards and recognition
• Agile Benefits with special allowances for health, wellness and academic purposes
• Entertainment and team engagement allowances
• Health and life insurance cover extendable to parents and in-laws
• Hybrid work arrangement