(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office)

Who we are and what we create?

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher – and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş – to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:

• Up to 22,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family
• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)
• Life insurance financed by the employer
• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day
• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere
• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role
• Wellbeing programme for employees
• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow
• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office
• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification
• Employee referral programme

Senior Quality Engineer (Java)

(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office)

About the role

As part of Kingfisher’s Engineering Centre in Krakow, we are expanding our teams dedicated to Castorama Polska – one of the country’s most recognized DIY retail brands. These teams will be shaping the future of retail by building and evolving Castorama’s mobile app, e-commerce platform, and the back-office systems that power store operations across Poland. If you join us, you will not just be writing code – you will be directly influencing how millions of customers shop, browse, and interact with their local Castorama stores. From launching a new generation of mobile apps to streamlining in-store tech, your work will have a real, visible impact in your own backyard.

We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for both developing and maintaining robust automated test suites as well as carrying out thorough manual testing across our web applications. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams in a fast-paced Agile environment to ensure the highest levels of software quality.

If youre looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact building better software, this is the job for you!

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize automation test scripts, ensuring adherence to best practices and seamless integration into the CI/CD pipeline. Facilitate skill development in automation where necessary.
• Design and execute manual test cases for scenarios not covered by automation.
• Ability to conduct front-end, back-end, API, integration, and regression tests to validate system functionality, performance, and stability.
• Log, track, and prioritize defects, ensuring timely fixes and accurate documentation.
• Provide input on testing scope, complexity, and effort during estimation and planning sessions.
• Manage the entire testing lifecycle, ensuring full coverage and maintaining quality standards within the Engineering Squad.
• Present test results and insights to stakeholders in "Show & Tell" sessions, highlighting product readiness and quality.
• Resolve testing challenges efficiently, continuously improving processes.

Skills and experience

• Extensive experience with Java for test automation
• Expert in designing and implementing automated tests using Selenium and Cucumber, nice to have experience with Selenide
• Strong background in manual testing, including regression, smoke, and exploratory testing
• Proven track record of working in CI/CD environments (e.g. GitLab pipelines, Docker, Jenkins)
• Deep understanding of test automation strategies and best practices for web applications
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as Gatling and Lighthouse
• Skilled in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and robust test frameworks
• Strong knowledge of software quality principles, Agile methodologies, and continuous testing practices
• Significant experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

Nice to have

• Experience with contract testing tools such as Pact
• Familiarity with Allure Report for advanced test result visualisation
• Exposure to performance monitoring and observability tools
• Experience with mocking and service virtualisation tools
• Knowledge of test case management systems and test reporting/metrics tracking
• Understanding of accessibility testing tools and techniques
• Previous experience in retail or e-commerce environments

Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family.

Child Insurance

Sports Card

Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).

Courses

Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification.

Life Assurance

Life insurance at Generali financed by the employer.

Bonus

Opportunity to earn annual bonus that aligns to work level of role.

Parking

Parking spaces and LOTOS card.

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Co-financing of monthly tickets.

Transport Discount

Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow (50% discount).

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours

Be customer focused

Constantly improving our customer experience

Acting with humanity and care

Be curious

Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

Be inclusive

Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together

Be agile

Working with trust, pace and agility

Be accountable

Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.

Development and progression is a high priority at Kingfisher, I’ve always felt well supported.

I’m proud to work for Kingfisher, I’ve had great opportunities that have enabled me to contribute to an exciting forward-thinking company.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Conversations with senior leaders

Youll be able to have regular conversations with managers about personal development and gain a better understanding about what you want to achieve and how to achieve it.

Resources and tools to help you grow

Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. Thats why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We arent selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, youll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?

Application Process

What to expect from our application process...

Step 1: Application

Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

Step 2: Review

A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

Step 3: Interview 1

You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

Step 4: Interview 2

As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

Step 5: Feedback

Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!