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Hire QA automation engineers who build trustworthy test suites.
Amelia Hughes
Lead QA Automation Engineer
ai_summary7 yrs shipping production-grade qa automation engineer work. Strong on Cypress & Playwright.
Cypress
Selenium
Appium7+
Years
£82k
Expects
<2h
Response
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3
Markets
UK · DE · US
24h
First shortlist
from kick-off call
14–21
Days to hire
median across roles
Tailored
Typical mid pay (UK)
Why Haystack
The fastest way to hire qa automation engineers without the agency tax.
Automation engineers build the test infrastructure that lets product teams ship fast without breaking things.
Haystack matches you with QA automation engineers across web, mobile and API test stacks.
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QA Automation Engineers ready to interview
A sample of qa automation engineers currently active on Haystack. Sign in to browse full profiles, see expected salaries, and start a conversation.
Olivia Martinez
Senior QA Automation Engineer
6+
Years
$185k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Ethan Nguyen
QA Automation Engineer
TypeScript
Java9+
Years
$210k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Maya Patel
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Python
CI/CD5+
Years
$155k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Marcus Johnson
Lead QA Automation Engineer
11+
Years
$230k
Expects
<2h
Response
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View profileAmelia Hughes
Lead QA Automation Engineer
7+
Years
£82k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Jordan Okafor
Senior QA Automation Developer
5+
Years
£68k
Expects
<2h
Response
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4 core · 4 nice to have
Core stack
Nice to have
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A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.
- 01
30-min kick-off
Day 0We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.
- 02
Matches in 24h
Day 1A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.
- 03
Interview rounds
Day 2–10We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.
- 04
Offer & references
Day 10–14We support both sides through offer and reference checks.
- 05
Onboard
Day 14–21Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.
92%
Offer acceptance
Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, qa automation engineer offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.
Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates
"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."
"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."
"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."
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