How to find a QA tester: manual, automation, API
Manual or automation: the first decision
Testers are divided by direction. Manual QA checks the product by hand against scenarios and writes test cases and bug reports. Automation QA builds automated tests, for example in Java or Python with Selenium or Playwright. There are also API testing (Postman), mobile app testing, game testing and performance testing. If you need both, say so plainly, otherwise the listing will be vague.
It matters which product is tested: a web app, a mobile app, a game or desktop software. The set of tools and the experience needed depend on it.
What affects the pay
- Direction: automation usually pays more than manual testing.
- Level: trainee, junior, mid-level or senior.
- Tools and programming language.
- Format: office, remote or hybrid.
- Type of employment and English requirements.
What to put in the listing
- Type of testing — manual or automation.
- What to test — web, mobile app, game.
- Tools and language — Java, Selenium, Postman, Jira, TestRail.
- Level and experience — junior, 1+ years.
- Salary — amount per month.
- Work format — remote or office.
- Type of employment — full, part time or per project.
- English and city.
Example: “Looking for a manual QA for a mobile app team, iOS and Android. Junior level, 1+ years of experience, knowledge of Jira and TestRail, API testing in Postman is a plus. Remote, full time, conversational English. Pay from Rs 130,000 a month.”
How to find QA through BlaBlaPrice
Write one request in your own words. After a check (no ads or stray contacts), candidates in the category will see it. They reply in the chat: experience, tools, when they can start, expected pay. The platform shows the best-fitting reply first, with reviews alongside. Your phone number is hidden, and contacts go only to the candidate you choose.
During selection, offer a small task: write a few test cases for a real screen, or find bugs in your test build. Look at how the candidate describes bugs: clearly, with steps to reproduce and the expected result. For automation, ask to see code or a repository. It is useful to ask how the candidate sets bug priority and which trackers they have used. For a small team it matters that the tester can write checklists on their own and talk to developers without constant reminders.
For those looking for work
If you are a tester, register on BlaBlaPrice as a service provider, choose this category and your area, and receive jobs and projects to reply to.
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