QXO

Overview

We’re looking for bold, entrepreneurial talent ready to help build something extraordinary — and reshape the future of building products distribution.

QXO is a publicly traded company founded by Brad Jacobs with the goal of building the market-leading company in the building products distribution industry. On April 30, 2025, QXO completed its first acquisition: Beacon Building Products, a leading distributor in the sector.

We are redefining digital commerce. Our mission is to deliver seamless,intelligent, and scalable eCommerce experiences through next-generation softwaresystems. Our engineering teams build distributed platforms that power criticalservices such as customer identity, product discovery, checkout, and personalization.If you thrive in ambiguous environments, care deeply about performance andscalability, and are driven by customer impact — we want you on our team.

What you will do:

As a Staff Software Engineer on the QXO eCommerce team, you will lead the design,development, and operation of foundational commerce services. You will owncomplex systems from ideation through launch and drive long-term architecturalevolution. You’ll collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams to buildsecure, reliable, and extensible services and user interfaces that serve millions of usersacross web and mobile platforms.

This role is ideal for engineers who are highly technical, customer-obsessed, andcomfortable working in fast-paced environments with high ambiguity and highownership.

What you will bring:

• Design, build, and operate eCommerce services
• Design and implement scalable, low-latency systems that meet performanceand security requirements
• Build intuitive and performant user interfaces
• Contribute to shared design system and front-end architecture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop end-to-end solutions
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code
• Contribute to shared libraries and platform components.
• Lead design, architecture and code reviews.
• Continuously improve operational excellence and system reliability
• Mentor junior engineers and shape engineering best practices

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on coding experience
• 3+ years building scalable, distributed systems using object-orientedprogramming languages (Java, Kotlin, Go, etc.)
• Experience with modern front-end technologies and frameworks such as React,Next.js, or TypeScript
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, system design, andconcurrency
• Experience building and developing large-scale reliable distributed systems.
• Experience designing, launching, and maintaining production systems in acloud-native environment (e.g., GCP, AWS)
• Experience leading architectural designs and mentoring other engineers
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building commerce, checkout, identity, or personalization services at scale
• Experience building responsive, accessible, and performant UIs using front-end or mobileframeworks such as React Native
• Familiarity with AI/ML systems, including model inference pipelines, data labelinginfrastructure, or real-time decisioning
• Experience with experimentation frameworks, recommendation engines, or search platforms
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and performance tuning
• Experience in Marketing or Ad Tec

What you will earn:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• PTO, company holidays, and parental leave
• Paid training and certifications
• Legal assistance and identity protection
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

QXO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.

Pay Range

USD $180,000.00 - USD $250,000.00 /Yr.