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Hire vetted QA & Testing talent, managed for you.

Manual and automation QA engineers who ship quality — sourced, tested on real bugs, and managed by Nearwork.

Valentina Ríos
Manual QA Tester
Medellín, Colombia
Top match
94Coverage
C1English
5yExperience
1,300+vetted QA pros
C1English standard
~14 daysbrief to shortlist
58%less than a US hire
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Vetted qa & testing talent — sourced, employed and managed for you.

Nearwork is a managed remote-staffing partner. We help US and Canadian companies hire English-fluent talent from Latin America without the cost, risk or overhead of doing it alone.

The problem

Hiring a great QA engineer is slow, costly and risky.

A US hire is expensive and takes months. Going remote on your own means sifting résumés, chasing contractors, running payroll across borders and hoping the person actually works out.

The solution

One partner that sources, vets and runs the role.

We source and rigorously assess QA & Testing talent in Colombia, then employ, payroll and manage them for you. You get a proven QA engineer on your team in about two weeks, at roughly half the US cost — fully managed.

Talent, ready now

Deep QA & Testing talent, already here.

A strong software sector produced QA engineers who build test coverage and automation for US product teams every day.

  • Manual QA, automation and SDET engineers
  • Overlap with US release and sprint cycles
  • Tested on real bug-finding and automation tasks
  • Fluent in Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and CI test suites
1,300+Vetted QA pros
C1English standard
~14 daysBrief to shortlist
58%Less than a US hire
How we vet

We assess what makes qa & testing talent actually good.

Every QA engineer is scored on the skills that matter for the role — so you hire on evidence, not a résumé.

Test design & coverage

94 / 100

Designs cases that find real bugs, not just happy paths.

Bug finding & reporting

93 / 100

Reproduces cleanly and writes reports engineers can act on.

Automation

92 / 100

Builds durable automated suites in Playwright, Cypress or Selenium.

Process & CI integration

90 / 100

Wires tests into CI so quality is checked on every commit.

English & communication

95 / 100

C1: clear in bug reports, test plans and standups.

Attention to detail

91 / 100

Notices the off-by-one and the broken edge case others miss.

Every score comes with evidence — assessment recordings, references and a DISC profile in your portal.
Roles we place

Every QA & Testing role, vetted the same way.

Pick the role you're hiring for — we shortlist scored, English-fluent candidates in about two weeks.

Managed service

We don't just place them — we run them for you.

Nearwork is the Employer of Record and the operating layer. You get the output of a QA engineer; we handle everything behind it.

1

Source & assess

We screen the market and score every QA engineer on the criteria that matter — then present 2–3 finalists.

2

Onboard & contract

We hire them locally as Employer of Record — compliant contracts, payroll, benefits and equipment. No entity needed.

3

Manage & coach

A dedicated success lead runs 1:1s, quality reviews, performance tracking, time-off and day-to-day HR.

4

Report & scale

Monthly performance reviews and SLAs — plus a 6-month replacement guarantee if the fit isn't right.

The math

A senior QA engineer, for less than half.

US in-house hire
$95k / year
With Nearwork
$40k / year
Save $55k/yrSame caliber of talent — payroll, benefits and management fully included.
The talent

Meet a few QA engineers ready now.

A sample of vetted, available candidates. Tell us your brief and we'll shortlist for your exact needs.

Mariana López
Bucaramanga, CO · 3y exp
QA & TestingC1 EnglishAvailable
94Coverage
$42k/yrall-in
Mateo Jiménez
Cartagena, CO · 1y exp
QA & TestingC1 EnglishAvailable
92Coverage
$40k/yrall-in
Daniela Gómez
Medellín, CO · 4y exp
QA & TestingB2 EnglishAvailable
90Coverage
$43k/yrall-in
FAQ

Hiring QA & Testing talent, answered.

Manual or automation QA?

Both. Tell us whether you need exploratory manual testing, automation engineering or a full SDET, and we tailor the assessment.

Which automation tools?

Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and framework-specific suites, integrated into CI. We match to your stack and test on tasks close to it.

Do I need a legal entity in Colombia?

No. Nearwork acts as the Employer of Record and handles local contracts, payroll, benefits and compliance. Your hire works for you day to day; we're their legal employer.

How fast can I hire?

Most searches produce a scored shortlist in about 14 days. You interview the finalists you like and pick — no résumé piles.

What if a hire isn't the right fit?

You're covered by a 6-month replacement guarantee. If it isn't working out, we re-source at no extra cost.

Ready to hire QA & Testing talent?

Tell us the brief. We'll have scored, vetted finalists in front of you in about two weeks.