Too often, QA is an afterthought in the development process. Most founders and even developers assume that QA is just someone who will check checkboxes at the very end of the development process. That myth is only propagated by the prevalence of bad QA. Just like any other profession, most people doing it are just not that good.

But ask anyone who has ever worked with a 10x QA Engineer and they'll tell you that it's not just about checking checkboxes. A serious QA Engineer doesn't just test - they prevent bugs from happening in the first place. They insert themselves so deeply into the development process that they essentially become product owners. They stop bad approaches before the team takes them and notice regressions before the code is even merged.

These are the kinds of QA Engineers we work with. We use senior QA Engineers, who use real tools like Zephyr, SmartBear, TestRail, Cypress, JUnit and others, to do real, deep, thoughtful testing.

Our QA Engineers don't just test what the developers do - they implement QA best practices, test tickets but also do regular exploratory testing and regression testing to ensure smooth releases.

And don't forget automated testing. We follow the rule of "know how to test something manually before trying to automate it" so we don't just throw automated QA at you. But once the design is stable and the testing process is established, now is the time to optimize it so you can go faster and deeper with every release. That's how you get stable software that scales and passes Due Diligence.

Don't fall for scammy "blended rates" from dev shops that promise you developers, project managers, and QA or anyone else, all for one rate. Or, even worse, make it seem like someone like QA or a PM is "free" because, of course, they're not.

With our model, you can engage a senior QA Engineer who will test well and at a fair rate and exactly how much you need. Since we work with a lot of startups, it's common to have a QA Engineer for 10 or 20 hours per week - we don't have minimums, but almost every team ends up with a QA so good, they can't ever work with someone average again.