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We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too . We’re looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Lead Quality Engineer

As a Lead Quality Enginner you will own one of four specific areas:

+ Merchandise Allocation & Planning - Lead the design and build of scalable API automation frameworks for transactional data across merchandising tools, including forecasting, allocation, replenishment, and financial planning systems. Architect robust automation solutions that enhance efficiency, reliability, and scalability across key merchandise planning and allocation operations.

+ Transportation Management - T echnical lead with strong Retail Transportation Management (TMS) domain expertise in integration testing and SQL-based validation across core modules like planning, execution, tracking, and freight audit, with a focus on data accuracy, reporting, and KPI analysis; API automation scripting and execution experience is highly preferred.

+ Order Management - L ead the design, build, and maintain scalable API automation frameworks within the Order Management System (OMS) domain, focusing on inventory sourcing, availability, and order orchestration. The role involves architecting robust automation solutions to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability across critical OMS functions. Prior experience in retail testing is essential, and hands-on expertise with OMS platforms is highly preferred.

+ Stores Clienteling iOS App - Hands-on experience in iOS mobile automation using Appium or XCUITest, strong skills in manual mobile testing and API testing (manual and automated using any tool), who can independently build robust automation frameworks for iOS Clienteling apps, design and execute test cases, manage defects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and continuously enhance test coverage and QA processes.

This position is fully remote.

A day in the life as a Lead Quality Engineer…

+ Own manual & automated test script development and execution, data sourcing/data provisioning, defect analysis, and ensuring that proper test result documentation and processes are followed as per the test strategy

+ Partner with the business analysts/product managers, developers and end-users to ensure that test scripts are developed or modified to cover new functionality and/or enhancements that are introduced into the production system on an ongoing basis

+ Lead and mentor Quality Engineers, as well as help manage outside contract testers

+ Perform initial analysis of defects identified during the testing cycle and escalate issues as required to the functional support teams for resolution and ensure that the defects are closed within the required timeframe

+ Analyze defects identified in production system to ensure that the proper controls are implemented in the regression test bed to ensure that the defect does not occur in production again

+ Leverage automation of regression test scripts in order to reduce the amount of time and resources required to execute the regression test bed

+ Write SQL queries or appropriate assertion routines to validate software functions, if applicable

+ Create automated API test scripts using appropriate assertions to validate/certify the APIs

What you’ll bring to the table…

+ Experience designing and building framework using automation tools (Selenium, QTP, NightwatchJS, Codeception, Cypress, mabl etc.) is required. Willingness to learn new tools and frameworks is required

+ Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java or JavaScript is required

+ Proficiency testing one or more databases like SQL Server, NoSQL, Big Query is required

+ API testing tools & automation (Rest-Assured, SoapUI, Postman, SOAtest or CA LISA etc.) experience is required

+ Experience with BDD/TDD (Cucumber/Gherkin) is preferred

+ Experience designing test strategies and end-to-end test scenarios and estimating test efforts

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

+ 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering

+ Excellent understanding of software QE concepts, recommended practices, and methodology that cover functional testing, integration testing, regression testing and UAT

+ Demonstrated experience working with offshore resources

+ Strong understanding of Agile and traditional SDLC

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Minimum Starting Rate: $92,000.00 Annually

Up to: $115,000.00 Annually

Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.

Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request. The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US. State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.