Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Transactions

QXO is a distributor and installer of building products that is modernizing the industry through technology and customer experience. The Senior Manager of Software Engineering will lead multiple Transactions squads, shape business problems and roadmaps, oversee system integrations and feature delivery, and drive business outcomes. The role also focuses on developing engineers, advancing AI/ML opportunities, and maintaining high standards for reliability, performance, scalability, and incident management.

Responsibilities:

• Bring clarity to ambiguous problem domains and drive solutions alongside business and technical partners
• Go deep on technical details with your team when needed, and translate that work clearly for business stakeholders
• Balance new feature delivery against operational priorities across your squads
• Mentor and grow the engineers on your team
• Identify and advance opportunities in AI/ML, personalization, and emerging technology that strengthen QXO's capabilities
• Implement and reinforce best practices for reliability, observability, performance, scalability, and incident management

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years in software engineering, including experience leading engineering teams
• Proven success delivering features to market at scale
• Strong foundation in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, data modeling, and data consistency (compensating transactions, aggregate boundaries, sagas)
• Experience integrating with ERP accounts receivable systems
• Experience integrating with payment processing providers
• Experience leading engineering teams in eCommerce, fintech, or large-scale consumer platforms
• Experience working directly with stakeholders to identify gaps and build solutions
• Experience in an enterprise environment where your core customers are often internal