[Hiring] Principal Engineer, Quality @CarMax

Role Description

As a Principal Engineer, Quality, you will lead CarMax’s quality engineering strategy to ensure only thoroughly tested, high-performing software reaches production. This role is critical to delivering a flawless customer experience and driving innovation across CarMax’s in-store applications. You will design robust automation frameworks, mentor teams, and influence quality practices across multiple Agile development streams, ensuring scalable and efficient testing solutions that align with CarMax’s commitment to excellence.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor organization-wide test automation efforts, ensuring best practices and scalability.
• Create and implement test strategies for multiple teams, focusing on automation and efficiency.
• Drive modern testing methodologies to shift testing left and improve development workflows.
• Develop and report key quality metrics to stakeholders for transparency and accountability.
• Design and build testing infrastructure and integrations for regression and integration testing.
• Manage bug triage processes, prioritize issues, and oversee resolution of critical defects.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools and methods to enhance automation productivity across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years of experience, or Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering with expertise in automation frameworks.
• Advanced understanding of IT systems, including system design, object-oriented concepts, databases, and programming fundamentals (HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, Web Services).
• Proficiency in modern test automation tools.
• Strong communication and organizational skills to influence strategic initiatives across diverse teams.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NodeJS and WebDriverIO/Playwright.
• NodeJS / C# / TypeScript.
• API/Integration test automation.
• Proficiency in API and integration test automation frameworks.
• C# .Net Core, and Azure or similar cloud technologies.
• REST API testing experience.
• Experience with API design and development.
• Knowledge and passion towards the App tier/Service layer methodologies.

Work Location and Arrangement

Work location is flexible if approved by the Company.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.

Benefits

• Paid sick time: Up to 48 hours per year accrued on a per pay period basis.
• Vacation time: Between 80 hours and 200 hours per year after a 90-day waiting period, depending on years of continuous service.
• Paid holidays: 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday.
• Full-time salaried associates are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc., subject to manager approval.