Be the first QA hire and shape the quality culture from day one and join the App & Integrations team within Carhartt WIP’s D2C Engineering organisation. You will define how we approach quality across our mobile app, webshop, and the integration services that connect our e-commerce platform to the wider business.
Start by building robust manual test coverage, gaining deep knowledge of our systems, and establishing quality standards. Over time, you will identify the highest-value automation opportunities and progressively build out a sustainable test automation framework.
Your Responsibilities
- Design and execute manual test plans for our React Native mobile app and Node.js-based integration services.
- Develop test strategies for critical workflows such as order processing, stock synchronization, payment flows, and third-party integrations.
- Own release readiness assessments and perform regression testing for app and backend deployments.
- Collaborate closely with developers and the Technical Product Owner to define acceptance criteria and quality gates.
- Identify high-value automation opportunities based on risk, frequency, and feature stability.
- Build and maintain automated test suites for the mobile app using Jest and Detox.
- Extend automation coverage across integration services using Jest and Jasmine.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable faster, more reliable releases.
- Establish testing patterns and best practices that can be adopted by other engineers.
- Monitor and report on test coverage, defect trends, and quality metrics; participate in incident reviews, contribute to post-mortem improvements, and continuously evaluate new testing tools and practices.
Your Profile
- Several years of experience in software quality assurance, covering both manual and automated testing.
- Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript test frameworks (Jest, Jasmine, Detox, or similar).
- Experience testing mobile applications (ideally React Native) and backend/API services.
- Solid understanding of testing methodologies, including functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and how automated tests fit into deployment pipelines.
- A methodical mindset with strong attention to detail and clear communication skills.
- Experience in e-commerce or retail tech environments.
- Familiarity with headless commerce platforms (Commercetools or similar).
- Experience with performance testing, load testing, or security testing, plus knowledge of event-driven architectures and integration patterns.
- English language skills, German is a plus