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Hire QA Automation Engineers

Hire QA automation engineers who build trustworthy test suites.

88% match
Vetted
Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Lead QA Automation Engineer

London, UK

ai_summary7 yrs shipping production-grade qa automation engineer work. Strong on Cypress & Playwright.

Cypress61%
Playwright55%
Selenium51%
Appium63%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

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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.

88% match
Vetted
Olivia Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Senior QA Automation Engineer

San Francisco, USA
Cypress82%
Playwright92%
Selenium96%
Appium90%

6+

Years

$185k

Expects

<2h

Response

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88% match
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Ethan Nguyen

Ethan Nguyen

QA Automation Engineer

New York, USA
Selenium52%
Appium57%
TypeScript57%
Java63%

9+

Years

$210k

Expects

<2h

Response

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88% match
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Maya Patel

Maya Patel

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Austin, USA
TypeScript62%
Java64%
Python67%
CI/CD65%

5+

Years

$155k

Expects

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Response

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92% match
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Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

Lead QA Automation Engineer

Seattle, USA
Python64%
CI/CD58%
Cypress48%
Playwright59%

11+

Years

$230k

Expects

<2h

Response

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89% match
Vetted
Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Lead QA Automation Engineer

London, UK
Cypress77%
Playwright72%
Selenium81%
Appium73%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

<2h

Response

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96% match
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Jordan Okafor

Jordan Okafor

Senior QA Automation Developer

Manchester, UK
Selenium85%
Appium83%
TypeScript82%
Java95%

5+

Years

£68k

Expects

<2h

Response

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What strong qa automation engineers ship with

4 core · 4 nice to have

Core stack

CypressPlaywrightSeleniumAppium

Nice to have

TypeScriptJavaPythonCI/CD

Where the talent lives

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Hires made on Haystack by teams like

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Blueprint

Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months

A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.

  1. 01

    30-min kick-off

    Day 0

    We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.

  2. 02

    Matches in 24h

    Day 1

    A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.

  3. 03

    Interview rounds

    Day 2–10

    We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.

  4. 04

    Offer & references

    Day 10–14

    We support both sides through offer and reference checks.

  5. 05

    Onboard

    Day 14–21

    Structured 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

Answer Digital

"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."

Jonny Hiles

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead

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Leonardo

"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."

Craig Drysdale

Craig Drysdale

VP Talent & Engagement

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PayPoint

"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."

Marek Kafar

Marek Kafar

Senior IT Recruiter

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