Position Detail

Lead Developer

Location: Northbrook, Illinois

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings joy to the modern home. With a team of more than 8,000 associates spanning 130 store and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada, we achieve together, drive results and innovate to inspire. Drawn together by a shared passion for our customers and a spirit of fun, we deliver high-quality home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced and bring beauty 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 Developer.

The Lead Developer is responsible for guiding a team of developers to understand product requirements, developing the architecture and specifications for systems to support them. The Lead Developer will provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.  This role will represent and guide our development team setting the pace, path, and standard for all programming activities.  The lead developer also works with managers and peers to improve technical processes. This individual should be able to work with both custom and package software.


A day in the life as a Lead Developer…

  • Participate with business partners in the definition of their requirements for our POS integrations. 
  • Develop detail design to align with the business requirements: function and process specifications. Assist with technical design, unit test plan (where needed), functional program design, and technical program design (where needed).
  • Working with the team and business colleagues, define KPI’s, data integrity measurements and data integrity assurance process.
  • Develop a function point analysis estimate of work effort required to complete the business requirements. If this requires IT work outside your IT domain, work with that domain’s estimates in order that the overall estimate encompasses the complete solution.
  • Develop a work plan working with manager and business input and priorities.  Determine staff assignments.
  • Project management: Create and maintain the IT work plan using department approved project management tools; supervise progress; report progress against work plan; log, track and manage the resolution of project issues; frequently review progress with IT management.
  • Construction: Ensure programs are well-structured, well-documented and written to standards; conduct walkthroughs, review code and/or mappings, review unit tests.
  • Testing: Collaborate with Quality Assurance in the preparation of test environments and execution of system test. Develop system test plan; develop and assist with execution of user acceptance test. Coordinate user service requests.
  • Training: Participate in the definition and setup of training environments when needed.
  • Installation: Participate in installation of software and execution of conversion.
  • Post-installation support: Monitor system and coordinate user service requests. 
  • Develop, measure, communicate and manage user agreed to service levels for data currency, accuracy, and availability.
  • Collaborate with internal customers to determine the most efficient, cost-effective approach to meet their business requirements.
  • Participate and/or lead technical design meetings and assist defining system architecture.
  • Work with business stakeholders to understand requirements and communicate progress.
  • Provide excellent customer service to users of Crate and Barrel system software applications.

What you’ll bring to the table… 

  • College degree in an applicable field of study or comparable experience
  • Eight or more years of software application development experience
  • Demonstrated logical analysis and problem solving skills
  • Ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent knowledge of the software application technologies utilized in software application team to which Developer is assigned.


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

  • College degree in an applicable field of study or comparable experience
  • Eight or more years of software application development experience
  • Demonstrated logical analysis and problem solving skills
  • Ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent knowledge of the software application technologies utilized in software application team to which Developer is assigned.


Job ID 2024-21123 Date posted 11/22/2024 Position Type Full-Time

Our commitment to our associates is of the utmost importance. One of the reasons the company attracts such a diverse group of associates is that we offer a full menu of benefits that are relevant to their lives, both on and off the job. We are proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to support eligible part time and full time associates and their families, including:

Many of these benefits begin on day one, and extend to eligible dependents. To learn more about available benefits please click https://jobs.crateandbarrel.com/benefits

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.

Job Applicant Privacy: For details about how the Company collects and uses your personal information, please see our Job Applicant Privacy & Communications Notice.

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