PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

8412 - Georgia - Remote CES - Remote, Atlanta, Georgia, 30301 CarMax, the way your career should be!

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.
At CarMax, we are the nation’s largest retailer of used cars with stores from coast to coast, and we are still growing. We’re rethinking the way people buy cars – and it’s our associates that help us do just that. You’ll join the Quality Engineering organization, serving as a lead contributor and trusted advisor for automation and testing best practices. This role requires collaboration across multiple teams to establish quality standards, implement advanced testing strategies, and drive continuous improvement in software delivery.
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.

~ 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).
NodeJS / C# / TypeScript

~ C# .Net Core, and Azure or similar cloud technologies.

~ REST API testing experience.

~ Knowledge and passion towards the App tier/Service layer methodologies.

Work Location and Arrangement

: Work location is flexible if approved by the Company
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. At CarMax, we revolutionized the used car buying experience over 30 years ago by introducing transparency and integrity into the process. Our commitment to customer experience, innovation, and community has made us the nation’s largest used car retailer. With over 250 store locations and over 30,000 associates, we are proud to have been recognized as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® and are committed to helping our communities thrive.
As an associate, you are part of an innovative movement to empower the modern customer and drive progress. Join us in creating a better future– for our company, our customers, and the communities we call home.
CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
113,100.00 - $169,700.00 May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.
Associates that are considered full-time hourly or commission/incentive eligible:
For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay.
Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website.
Upon an applicants request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.