Hire QA Engineers
Square places vetted QA engineers from Tirana into your team as dedicated nearshore engineers or staff augmentation. They build the test coverage and release confidence your product needs — manual and automated testing, end-to-end suites in Cypress and Playwright, and quality gates wired into CI/CD. Full CET overlap, fluent English and Italian, and EUR 35-55/hour. They sit inside your sprint, catching regressions before your users do.
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What they do
- Write and maintain end-to-end automated tests in Cypress and Playwright
- Design test plans, exploratory and regression suites for web and mobile
- Integrate automated quality gates into your CI/CD pipeline
- Run API testing, performance checks and cross-browser/device validation
- Triage, reproduce and document bugs with clear, reproducible reports
Why nearshore with Square
- Full CET overlap — QA in the same sprint as your developers, regressions caught same day
- Engineers fluent in English and Italian; bug reports and reviews in your language
- EUR 35-55/hour, typically 30-60% below comparable Western-European QA hires
- Multi-stage vetting on real automation and test-design tasks before you interview
- Embedded in your sprint board and pipeline — a team member, not an outsourced test queue
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to hire a QA engineer?
QA engineers sit within our EUR 35-55/hour band depending on seniority and the balance of automation versus manual work, billed transparently per month. For Italian, EU and US companies that is typically 30-60% below an equivalent Western-European QA hire.How fast can a QA engineer start?
We usually present a vetted shortlist within about a week and embed the engineer in 2-3 weeks. If you need a specific automation framework or deep domain knowledge, matching can take a little longer — we tell you upfront.Do you provide manual QA, automation, or both?
Both. Many engagements blend exploratory manual testing with automated end-to-end suites in Cypress or Playwright wired into CI. We match the profile to your stage — heavier on manual early, shifting toward automation as your test pyramid matures.What are the contract terms?
Engagements are monthly with a short notice period, as a dedicated engineer or staff augmentation embedded in your team. You own all test code, suites and reports — no lock-in, and the QA engineer works inside your sprint and pipeline, not as a detached vendor.