Head of Quality Engineering & Automation

CarMax; United States; Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick leave

Vacation time

Holiday pay

Job summary

CarMax is seeking a Principal Engineer, Quality, to lead the quality engineering strategy and ensure production software is thoroughly tested and high performing. You will architect automation frameworks, mentor multiple teams, and drive advanced testing strategies across Agile streams to deliver reliable customer experiences.

You will design scalable testing infrastructure and report quality metrics to stakeholders, while guiding tool selection and best practices across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years of experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering with automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of IT systems, including design, OO concepts, databases, and programming fundamentals.

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.

Skills

Quality engineering

Automation frameworks

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree

Tools

NodeJS

WebDriverIO

Playwright

C# .Net Core

Azure

REST API testing

Job description

CarMax is seeking a Principal Engineer, Quality, to lead the quality engineering strategy and ensure production software is thoroughly tested and high performing. You will architect automation frameworks, mentor multiple teams, and drive advanced testing strategies across Agile streams to deliver reliable customer experiences.

You will design scalable testing infrastructure and report quality metrics to stakeholders, while guiding tool selection and best practices across the enterprise.