Software Engineering Manager - Fuels

7-Eleven • Irving, TX

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About The Position

The DEX Software Engineering Manager leads the engineering team responsible for designing, developing, deploying, supporting, and continuously improving forecourt systems software — including fuel dispenser applications, payment infrastructure, and media/display integration. This role owns technical delivery for a mission-critical, high-volume retail environment spanning thousands of forecourt sites and reports to the Software Engineering Manager (DEX).

Requirements

• Bachelors/4 Yr Degree
• 10+ years of relevant work experience
• 5+ years of management experience
• Experience in fuel retail, convenience retail, or other high-volume forecourt/store technology environments.
• Direct experience with fuel dispenser platforms (Gilbarco, Wayne/Dover, Invenco) or dispenser communication protocols (CRIND, SPOT, Conexxus).
• Experience with TPM2, LUKS disk encryption, Secure Boot, or firmware update security (fwupd) on embedded Linux fleets.
• Experience with PCI/P2PE compliance for payment-adjacent systems.
• Experience building self-service internal tooling or portals (e.g., approval workflows, file distribution, device management).
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and agentic engineering practices in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with SAFe Agile or comparable enterprise agile delivery methods.
• Embedded and forecourt systems engineering leadership
• Fuel dispenser and payment hardware integration
• Cloud-native architecture on AWS (serverless, event-driven)
• Field fleet reliability, security, and incident response
• Vendor and partner technical relationship management
• AI-assisted engineering and agentic development practices
• Agile delivery, prioritization, and execution discipline
• Secure software development and operational excellence
• Team mentoring, coaching, and stakeholder communication

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certifications
• Cloud Architecture certifications

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers responsible for designing, developing, deploying, supporting, and continuously improving DEX forecourt applications and services, including dispenser software, payment integration, and media/display systems.
• Guide well-architected forecourt and cloud-connected retail platform designs that balance performance, reliability, scalability, security, maintainability, and cost.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across embedded Linux (Ubuntu), Java, Python, Node.js, REST APIs, AWS serverless architecture (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SNS/SQS, Cognito), and CI/CD practices.
• Oversee integration with fuel dispenser hardware and OEM platforms (Gilbarco/GVR Flex Pay, Invenco, Dover Anthem) including CRIND firmware, SPOT protocol, and Conexus XML standards.
• Drive dispenser payment and media integration work, including display/screen protocols, Neocloud media APIs, and secure device communication.
• Own security posture for embedded forecourt devices, including Secure Boot, TPM2-sealed LUKS encryption, firmware update (fund) processes, and PCI/P2PE compliance across the payment attack surface.
• Integrate forecourt applications with cloud-hosted AWS services using secure, event-driven patterns, monitoring, and access controls.
• Champion reliable dispenser-to-cloud transaction flows by improving device communication, offline/online resiliency, observability, and incident response for field-deployed hardware.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Lead vendor-facing technical engagement with forecourt hardware and payment partners (Gilbarco/GVR, Invenco) on integration issues, support escalations, and roadmap alignment.
• Build an automation-first engineering culture across device provisioning, deployment, configuration management, testing, monitoring, and self-service tooling (e.g., install/documentation distribution portals).
• Mentor engineers in secure software development, embedded systems, cloud architecture, DevOps, testing, debugging, and production support for field hardware.
• Partner with product, InfoSec, IT strategy, field operations, hardware vendors, and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, manage backlogs, communicate progress, and deliver customer-focused outcomes.
• Manage project delivery, vendor relationships, and support commitments across a distributed fleet of forecourt devices, with clear prioritization and transparent reporting.
• Evaluate emerging forecourt technologies, dispenser platforms, and cloud capabilities that improve reliability, security, and total cost of ownership across the fleet.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior