Sofware Engineer, Mobile React Native

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 building a customer‑focused, tech‑enabled, and innovation‑driven business that will scale rapidly through accretive M&A, organic growth, and greenfield expansion. Our strategy is rooted in delivering exceptional customer experiences, improving operational efficiency, and leveraging data, digital tools, and AI to modernize a historically under‑digitized industry.

QXO is building the next‑generation mobile experiences that power intelligent decision‑making and seamless user interaction across our product ecosystem. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Mobile (React Native) to lead the architectural strategy and foundational development of our hybrid mobile platform. You will drive our transition to React Native, shaping key infrastructure, guiding migration paths, and setting standards for hybrid development across our mobile applications.

This is a high‑impact individual contributor role for a mobile expert who thrives on system design, platform evolution, and mentoring teams through technical transformation.

• Lead the design and implementation of React Native infrastructure across QXO’s mobile platform.
• Architect and deliver hybrid mobile systems that seamlessly bridge native and cross‑platform components.
• Partner with engineering, design, and product teams to align mobile architecture with business and user needs.
• Evaluate, integrate, and support core React Native libraries, native modules, and performance monitoring tools.
• Define and communicate clear migration paths for moving from native codebase to hybrid React Native architecture.
• Establish and document development best practices, testing strategies, and platform conventions for hybrid mobile engineering.
• Advocate for high code quality, long‑term maintainability, and strong user experience across all mobile work streams.

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on mobile platforms.
• 3+ years of experience working with React Native, including production‑level deployment, library integration, and performance tuning.
• Hands‑on experience developing and maintaining native mobile applications in Swift, Kotlin, Objective‑C, or Java.
• Proven ability to lead hybrid mobile architecture—including clear separation of concerns, native‑to‑JS bridges, and modular code structure.
• Deep understanding of mobile performance, including memory usage, battery optimization, and UI responsiveness across platforms.
• Demonstrated success leading architectural planning and migration strategies involving React Native adoption.
• Strong product sensibility with a track record of collaborating effectively with design and product partners to deliver elegant, user‑centered experiences.
• Experience defining development standards, implementing testing strategies, and promoting platform consistency across teams.
• Strong mentorship and communication skills—able to influence and level‑up teams through reviews, pairing, and documentation.
• Familiarity with mobile CI/CD pipelines, build tools, and app performance monitoring frameworks.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Experience leading or supporting large‑scale migrations from native mobile apps to React Native.
• Comfort with Type Script, Metro bundler, and working with custom native modules in a React Native environment.
• Experience contributing to shared component libraries or mobile design systems.

• Base pay range: $150,000 - $275,000 / year
• 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)

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.

Salary Range: USD $ - USD $ / Yr.