QA Engineer (m/f/x)

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 Carhartt WIP is part of the WIP Trading AG. Our family-owned business group started as a licensee and European distributor of the US workwear manufacturer Carhartt in the early 1990s. Since then, it develops its own collections based on workwear originals. Carhartt Work In Progress aims to continuously progress and evolve, without ever losing sight of its origins. Over the course of the past three decades, our business has developed organically, along with its customers, the culture that surrounds the brand, and its employees who have helped shape what Carhartt WIP is today.