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Hire QA engineers to catch bugs before your users do

Add remote QA engineers who test web and mobile apps by hand and with automation. They write clear test cases and bug reports, build regression suites in Playwright or Cypress, and plug into your release process.

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  • Manual, regression and exploratory testing
  • Automation with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and Appium
  • API, performance and cross-device testing

At a glance

Core stack
Playwright, Cypress, Postman, Jira
Engagement
Hourly, monthly or per project
Profiles shared
Within 48 hours
Typical start
In about a week
Code & IP
100% yours, under NDA

Core QA stack

  • Cypress
  • Selenium
  • Appium
  • Postman
  • Jest
  • Jira

When to hire

When to hire a QA engineer

Hire a QA engineer when releases keep breaking things that used to work, when developers spend too much time testing their own code, or when you are about to launch and cannot afford embarrassing bugs.

A QA engineer brings a different mindset from developers: they look for edge cases, test on real devices and browsers, and write bug reports with clear steps that developers can fix quickly.

As your product grows, an automation engineer can turn your most important test cases into a regression suite that runs on every pull request, so you can release more often with confidence.

Skills

What our QA engineers work with

We match profiles to your exact stack. These are the tools and libraries we screen for.

Manual
  • Test plans
  • test cases
  • exploratory
  • regression
  • UAT support
Web automation
  • Playwright
Mobile
  • Detox
  • BrowserStack
  • real-device testing
API & load
  • REST Assured
Process
  • TestRail
  • Zephyr
  • CI pipelines
  • bug triage

Typical projects

What you can hire QA engineers for

Common work our clients bring QA engineers in for.

Release testing

Structured regression testing before every release, with a clear go / no-go report.

Test automation

Playwright or Cypress suites for your key flows, running in CI on every pull request.

Mobile app testing

Testing on real iOS and Android devices, screen sizes and OS versions.

API testing

Automated checks for your endpoints, contracts and error handling.

Performance testing

Load tests that show how your app behaves under real traffic before a launch.

Test documentation

Test plans and cases your team can reuse and extend.

Engagement models

Ways to hire QA engineers

Start small and change model as you grow. Every option includes an NDA, a named account manager and weekly reports.

Hourly

Best for small tasks, bug fixes and ongoing maintenance.

From $18 / hour

  • Pay only for hours worked
  • Timesheets every week
  • Minimum 40 hours to start
  • Pause any time
Hire by the hour

Most popular

Dedicated full-time

Best for product teams that need a developer working only for them.

From $2,400 / month

  • 160 hours a month, 100% on your work
  • Works your hours, in your tools
  • Replacement if it isn’t a fit
  • Scale with 2 weeks’ notice
Hire a dedicated developer

Fixed-price project

Best for a clearly scoped product, website or app.

From $3,000 / project

  • Fixed scope, price and timeline
  • Paid by milestones
  • Project manager included
  • Demo every week
Get a project quote

For agencies

Partnership / white-label

Best for agencies and IT firms that need extra delivery capacity.

Custom pricing

  • Work delivered under your brand
  • Partner rates for steady volume
  • We never contact your clients
  • One point of contact
Become a partner

Prices are in USD and exclude taxes. Indian companies can be invoiced in INR with GST. Final rates depend on skills and experience.

Vetting

How we vet QA engineers

Every profile you receive has passed these checks. You still interview before you decide.

  1. Bug reports

    Clear titles, steps, expected and actual results, and evidence.

  2. Test design

    Boundary values, negative cases and risk-based priorities.

  3. Automation code

    Stable selectors, page objects and tests that do not flake.

  4. Practical task

    Testing a small app and automating two flows, reviewed by a senior QA engineer.

How hiring works

From requirement to first commit

Five steps to add QA engineers to your team, usually within a week or two.

  1. Share requirements

    Tell us the roles, skills, hours and start date you need.

  2. Get profiles

    We share matching developer profiles within 48 hours.

  3. Interview

    You interview and test the developers you like.

  4. Trial week

    Work together for a week before you commit for longer.

  5. Onboard & scale

    The developer joins your tools and stand-ups. Add people as you grow.

Start hiring

Tell us about the QA engineers you need

Share your requirements. We reply within one business day with next steps and matching profiles.

  • No cost to receive profiles
  • NDA available before you share details
  • Interview before you commit
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Your requirements

Which roles do you need?

We reply within one business day. Your details stay private.

FAQ

Hiring QA engineers: common questions

How much does it cost to hire a QA engineer?

Hourly QA work starts from $18 an hour, and a dedicated full-time QA engineer from $2,400 a month. Automation engineers with strong coding skills cost more than manual testers.

Manual or automated testing?

Both have a place. Manual and exploratory testing find usability and edge-case issues; automation protects key flows on every release. Most teams start manual and automate the most important cases.

Can a QA engineer test before a single launch?

Yes. An hourly engagement suits pre-launch testing: we test the main flows across browsers and devices and give you a prioritised bug list.

Which tools will they use?

Your existing tools where possible, such as Jira and your CI. For automation we usually recommend Playwright for web and Appium or Detox for mobile.

Do you test apps built by other teams?

Yes. Independent QA is common: we test your product and report bugs to your developers or agency.

Will the tests be ours?

Yes. Test cases, automation code and reports are delivered to your repository and tools.

Related roles

Build a complete team

Most products need more than one skill. Combine roles into one remote team with a single point of contact.

All developers

Need a mixed team?

Tell us the roles you need, for example a designer, two developers and a QA engineer, and we will put the team together.

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Ready when you are

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Send your requirements today and get matching profiles within 48 hours.

  • Hourly, monthly or fixed-price
  • Interview before you commit
  • NDA and full IP ownership
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