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A QA Tester ensures that software, applications, or systems work perfectly before reaching the end users. Their job is just to test the product, hunt bugs, test run smoothly and improve the entire experience. Checking functionality or performance with QA Testers is of the utmost importance in delivering a polished and reliable product. They spot issues ahead of time and save the company time, money, and headaches in future production processes. A product with bugs is surely irritating for any customer and is damaging to your total reputation as a company; hence having a tester on board assures quality and builds public trust. Ultimately, happier customers mean better business results. Hire a complete testing team for bug-free software and smooth experience, consisting of QA engineers, manual testers, automation testers and QA testers.
Why pay £2,917 when you can pay £694?
Hiring a QA Tester should be quick and affordable. At Black Piano, we work with you to find, hire and manage top talent from India, costing just £694 per month for executive roles. You can enjoy huge savings of up to 76% compared to £2,917 in the UK.
How do we do it? India’s large educated population, lower cost of living and favourable exchange rates make it easy to hire great people affordably. UK hiring costs are soaring, and with increases to minimum wage and Employers National Insurance (NICs), offshoring with Black Piano is the smartest way to control costs and protect margin.
We manage everything, from recruitment to payroll, compliance to HR, so you can focus on growing your business while keeping costs low and profits high. Partnering with Black Piano will revolutionise your bottom line so you can get back to enjoying or re-investing your hard-earned profits.
Role seniority
UK salary
India salary
Saving
Executive
(1-4 years)
(1-4 years)
£2,917
£694
76%
Senior
(4-8 years)
(4-8 years)
£3,750
£1,157
69%
Manager
(8-12 years)
(8-12 years)
£4,583
£1,620
65%
Why hire a QA Tester?
Ensure quality of product
Hiring a QA is very important to ensure the quality of the product. The testing-less product stays with bugs, glitches, and usability problems, which can significantly harm user experience. QA Testers ensure that every feature functions according to pre-planned activities, that it has an effective performance under various conditions, and that the final product conforms to requirements raised in design and through functional specifications. This thorough testing program might help discover possible problems very early, preventing the situation in which the developers have to fix those defects after installation. Best products tested give reliability where smooth running has to be put into consideration and expectations from the users have also to be met, which is important towards maintaining a good reputation for the brand.
Saving time and money
Hiring a QA Tester may look expensive, but when added up, it can save businesses a lot of time and money in the long run. Defects and bugs remain unnoticed until the product is released without proper testing; this leads to an expensive fix followed by delays. These problems can cause bottlenecks, whereby the development team devotes itself to solving problems that early detection would have eliminated. A QA Tester prevents unnecessary failures from getting out into the public that would have resulted in having to spend lots of money afterwards supporting and patching. For industries where getting to market time is paramount, the right QA process ensures that products go out when they are slated to and with fewer issues, hence more efficiency and reduced exposure to risk for financial losses.
Improving user experience
Good quality user experience (UX) is critical in making a success for any software product, and QA Testers are the ones to make it as seamless and positive as possible. Beyond fixing bugs, they are devoted to seeing that every single aspect of the product is intuitive, easy to use, and free of frustrating roadblocks. By evaluating the usability of a product from the perspective of the real user, QA's look for pain areas that prevent user interaction or create confusion. They check for broken navigation links, inconsistent designs, poor loading times, or any features that might work differently than expected. Unresolved usability issues can drive users away and cause customer satisfaction. User experience will always remain a focus of the QA Tester, converting what is functionally working into becoming easy to use and hence enhancing customer retention and satisfaction.
Minimisation of failure threat
The QA Testers do not just save money on recall or fixes; the increased potential for success in the marketplace is so great as to make any investment at all in quality assurance at least worthwhile. Investing in QA testing not only makes certain that your product is ready for the market but also fulfils the users' expectations and runs without critical issues. This brings complete peace of mind and takes away user fears considering the competitive market. The assessment of a product by a Quality Assurance Tester ensures that it has gone through so many probable incidents that can be termed as either a cause for which it may have got a major or minor usability issue or might function as a serious bug later.
What do QA Testers do?
QA Testers ensure that software applications meet quality standards by identifying bugs, glitches, and usability issues. They conduct manual and automated testing, write test cases, report issues, and verify fixes. Their work ensures that the software functions as intended, providing a seamless experience for users.
How can a QA Tester support your business?
QA Testers help maintain product quality by detecting and fixing bugs before they reach end users. This leads to fewer customer complaints, better user experiences, and enhanced brand reputation. By ensuring software stability, QA Testers minimise downtime, optimise performance, and reduce the cost of post-release fixes.
How to hire the best QA Tester?
Identify the type of testing needed. Review portfolios and past testing projects. Evaluate knowledge of testing tools (e.g., Selenium, JIRA, TestRail) and familiarity with programming languages. You can also simply connect with us and we will find you a QA Tester with technical and cultural proficiency. As an EoR, we find-hire-manage, so you can just focus on work and leave the rest for us. If you want to hire the best talent within your budget- Connect with Black Piano!
What are the qualifications/certifications required by a QA Tester?
QA Testers often have degrees in Computer Science or related fields. Certificates in testing, Salesforce and Microsoft add great value.
We handle it all
We quickly find top talent for your business and employ them on your behalf, but they still work solely for you! We do all the extra admin that comes along with recruitment and employment, such as supplying laptops, managing payroll and handling HR responsibilities. We told you we're awesome.
Find
It is unnecessary to worry about QA Testers because we have that nailed down. Black Piano has access to a vast network and deep expertise in sourcing talent from India. We have some of the most talented people for locating what you need, whether QA manual or automated testing. Immediately, we find the best match for you, without wasting time. Leave that to us; we shall have the right candidates before you know it.
Hire
Hiring through Black Piano is hassle-free. We take care of the entire recruitment process, from candidates' screening to ensuring that you meet only those who are right for the role. Offshore your QA testing to us, and you're hiring highly qualified professionals from India at a fraction of local costs. We handle the logistics, so you can bring the right person into your team without all the extra administration.
Manage
After you've onboarded your QA testing team, we take care of all the mundane and tedious admin work that you wouldn't want to handle. We provide laptops, manage payroll, handle HR, and anything that happens behind the scenes. You're relaxed to know everything has been taken care of and your team will work at full speed without a single lift from you. Simple, efficient, and designed to make your business life easy.
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Clients we’ve helped
Black Piano brings deep expertise in building and maintaining offshore teams with best-in-class people, processes and culture. Very quickly, they have become a fundamental part of our company and have influenced greatly our IT delivery milestones.
Fabiano, CEO
Parabellum RE
Working with Black Piano as our strategic resourcing partner has been an absolute game-changer for NFS Technology. When we embarked on the development of a completely new solution, we knew we needed a team with precisely the right skills to bring our vision to life. Black Piano stepped in seamlessly, expertly setting up a brand-new team tailored to our project's unique requirements.
Seraj, Senior Director Product
NFS Technology
With Black Piano, we have built an offshore team of dedicated and talented individuals who have completed multiple MVPs in exceptional time and quality. Black Piano deeply understand our needs, going above and beyond to connect us with the right candidates.
Charlie, Portfolio Manager
New Future Ventures
We started working with Black Piano only 6 months ago and in that time we’ve built a team of 23 performance marketing professionals. When I met Black Piano, I wanted to set up an offshore team, and I was thinking about going it alone. Give Jonathan a call, and let him and his team guide you through the process. The speed they work is exceptional, their pricing is fair and transparent, and the additional support we get is invaluable. We’re true partners!
Nathan, CEO
Make Me Local
The Black Piano partnership is reliable and efficient, and has resulted in our ability to deliver timeously to our clients. The best value in the relationship comes from the continual interaction with Jonathan and Abhishek. It is very easy to work with them as they are accommodating to our business needs during challenging situations. This has undoubtedly created a winning formula for success.
Steve, Operations Executive
Altron
Black Piano has been a game-changer for our company, leveraging their expertise and knowledge to source the best talent while saving us a significant amount of time on recruitment, interviewing, and management. Their services have been invaluable in helping us streamline our operations and achieve our business objectives.
Luis, Managing Director
Parabellum RE
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FAQs
What happens if the QA Tester is not a good fit for our project?
If the QA Tester is not a good fit for your project, we can simply replace it with another QA Tester.
Questions to ask before hiring a QA Tester?
Here are few questions you can ask - What types of testing are you most experienced in? What testing tools and frameworks are you proficient in? Can you share examples of complex bugs you've identified and how you reported them? How do you ensure test coverage, and how do you handle edge cases? What performance testing tools have you used, and how do you measure performance metrics?
Who manages payroll, HR, and other administrative tasks for the QA Testers?
Black Piano manages the payroll, HR and other administrative tasks.
Will AI replace QA Testers?
No, AI will not replace QA Testers. However, AI can be used as an assistant.
What types of QA testing can a remote QA Tester handle?
Our remote QA Tester can handle all types of testing- functional, manual, automated, mobile, security, etc.
