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Hire an Offshore QA Engineer

A QA Engineer ensures software quality through manual and automated testing — writing test plans, executing test cases, reporting bugs, and building automation suites that protect your product from regressions.

Skills Required

What a QA Engineer brings to your team

Manual testingTest automationBug reportingTest planningAPI testingRegression testingSelenium/Playwright

Tools Commonly Used

Software they're ready to use

JiraPlaywrightSeleniumPostmanTestRailGitHub

Cost Comparison

What you pay vs what you save

AU Equivalent Salary

$75,000–$100,000

per year (annual AUD)

Typical local hire cost for a QA Engineer in Australia, excluding super and overheads.

Adept rate

Adept Monthly Fee

$1,500–$2,100

per month (AUD, all-in)

$18,000–$25,200 per year. Includes talent, HR, payroll, and compliance management.

Estimated annual saving

~A$65,900 per year

Based on midpoint AU salary vs average Adept annual fee. Excludes super, leave loading, and local recruitment costs.

Why Offshore

Why hire an offshore QA Engineer?

1

Dedicated QA resource at 40–50% of local engineer cost

2

Reduce regression bugs and release failures with proper test coverage

3

Strong analytical and communication skills for clear bug reporting

Common Questions

Hiring a QA Engineer — FAQs

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