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Illustration of a qa engineer's day-to-day work

What a QA Engineer does

They catch the bugs before your users do. Day to day that means:

Writing and running test plans across features

Building automated tests for critical paths

Reproducing, documenting, and tracking bugs

Owning release quality and regression testing

A strong one keeps releases from breaking in production. Most teams hire one once shipping fast starts shipping bugs.

Illustration of the tools a qa engineer uses

What to look for in a QA Engineer

The tell is how thorough they are. A good one thinks of the cases you didn’t. When you interview, look for:

Experience with both manual and automated testing

Comfort with your stack and test tools

A detail-obsessed, systematic approach

Tools a strong one should know:

CypressPlaywrightSeleniumJestPostmanJiraTestRail

What a QA Engineer costs

One flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire, whatever the rate. No percentage of salary.

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How hiring works

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Describe the role like you'd say it out loud. Get matched in under a minute.

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A shortlist of reviewed candidate profiles
Book and run interview calls with candidates
Hired candidates connecting from around the world

Scout OS vs the alternatives

Hiring locallyJob boardsTraditional recruiterScout OS
Cost$90k–$130k/yr salaryFree to post, costly in time15–30% of salary, $15k–$30k on a $100k hire
Time to shortlistWeeksDays of sorting1–4 weeks
Who vetsYouNobodyThe recruiter
Who picksYouYouThe agency
If it failsYou eat itStart overSometimes a replacement
Lock-inFull salaryNoneRetainer or contract

A recruiter's fee scales with the salary, so the better the hire, the more it costs you. On Scout OS it's flat. $1,999 is $1,999 whether the person earns $40,000 or $120,000.

Common questions

Because you see the actual person, their work, and their rate before you talk to anyone — no blind trust in a recruiter's shortlist.

Every profile goes through skills verification and reference checks before it’s searchable. Roughly 1 in 300 applicants makes it onto the platform.

LATAM, Africa, South Asia, and Europe are all searchable and filterable right on the platform.

Your next placement is free — no separate agency fee, no starting the search over from zero.

Everything you need to onboard and pay your hire compliantly is included once you place them.

$100/mo for full access to profiles and messaging, plus a flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire — no percentage of salary.

Search and get matched in under a minute. Most teams shortlist and interview within a week.