QXO · 19 hours ago
Staff Data Engineer
Herndon, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $275K/yr
7+ years expQXO is redefining digital commerce by delivering seamless and scalable eCommerce experiences through advanced software systems. The Senior Data Engineer will take ownership of data architecture and lead the design and maintenance of the enterprise data warehouse, ensuring analytics and reporting capabilities across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Take ownership of team data architecture, including data warehouse design, providing system-wide design guidance and ensuring data is auditable, available, and accessible
Design and deploy large-scale data solutions including data warehouse implementations in ambiguous problem areas with significant impact on data quality, availability, or business value
Lead logical and physical data model design for data warehouse and data lakes, optimizing query performance, storage efficiency, and data integrity
Anticipate data access patterns and proactively remove bottlenecks, ensuring smooth data flow from operational sources to data warehouse and analytical endpoints
Drive data engineering best practices including Data Discovery, Naming Conventions, Data Quality frameworks, Operational Excellence, and Security standards
Make architectural trade-offs between short-term technology needs and long-term business needs (build vs. buy, storage strategies, data warehouse vs. data lake technologies)
Lead design reviews for team solutions and related software systems, bringing clarity to complexity and fostering shared understanding
Build consensus across discordant views and resolve root causes of endemic problems, including those that unblock innovation of related teams
Mentor and develop engineers, improving their technical skills and understanding of data engineering best practices
Provide technical assessments for promotion candidates and participate in hiring processes
Qualification
Required
7+ years of data engineering experience building data infrastructure, data warehouses, pipelines, and analytics solutions at scale
Proven track record delivering large data solutions (data warehouse implementations, data models, architectures, data flows) in difficult or ambiguous problem areas
Deep proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python, R) for data processing and orchestration
Strong understanding of distributed systems (MapReduce, MPP architectures, NoSQL databases)
Demonstrated ability to design logical and physical data models with expertise in data warehouse optimization techniques (partitioning, distribution, indexing)
Experience with data persistence technologies including modern data warehouses and integration patterns (ETL, streaming, federation)
Track record of taking ownership of data architecture and driving simplification
Strong ability to communicate technical ideas, build consensus, and influence technical strategy
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
Experience with GCP data services (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub) and infrastructure-as-code
Experience with modern data warehouse platforms (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift), data warehouse design patterns, and data modeling/ETL tools (e.g. DBT)
Technical leadership experience influencing 1-2 teams through collaborative development or driving best practices
Experience with data lakehouse architectures, data governance, lineage tracking, and quality frameworks
Proven mentorship track record with the ability to develop technical talent
Contributions to the technical community through patents, publications, or open-source work
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Long term incentive (equity/stock)
401(k) with employer match
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
PTO, company holidays, and parental leave
Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave: Applicants can expect to accrue 15 days of paid time off during their first year (4.62 hours for every 80 hours worked) and increased accruals after five years of service.
Paid training and certifications
Legal assistance and identity protection
Pet insurance
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Company
QXO
QXO is a technology solutions company that offers programming and technical support for the manufacturing and distribution sectors.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$13.2BKey Investors
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2026-01-05Post Ipo Equity· $1.2B
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Leadership Team
Brad Jacobs
Chairman and CEO
Mark Manduca
Chief Investment Officer
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