Hiring guide · Engineering
How to hire a
QA / test engineer.
QA engineers run testing strategy and infrastructure. In modern teams, they're increasingly engineers who automate testing, not manual testers.
Comp range$110k-$200k base.
Timeline6-12 weeks.
When to hire
Hire in-house
You have a real release cadence and bugs are leaking to production frequently.
When to outsource
Outsource to a studio
You're shipping fast with engineers handling their own testing. Hire later.
Evaluation · 02
Signs of strong candidates.
Strong signals
- Has automation experience (Playwright, Cypress)
- Strong code skills
- API testing fluency
- Performance and load testing experience
- Strong communication
Red flags
- ✗Manual-only background
- ✗No automation experience
- ✗Can't write code
- ✗Adversarial relationship with engineering
- ✗Outdated tooling
Interview · 03
Questions to ask.
- Q1
Walk me through your test strategy for a SaaS app.
- Q2
When do you write E2E vs unit tests?
- Q3
How do you handle flaky tests?
- Q4
How do you set up CI for tests?
- Q5
How do you balance test coverage with shipping speed?
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