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Humayun S.
Last position:
Senior Test Manager - Lead at Star Finanz GmbH
- QA Lead for end-to-end quality assurance of the Sparkasse & Sparkasse Business banking apps (iOS/Android); design and implementation of the test strategy, including functional testing, regression testing, and UAT for eID, push notifications, and white-label components
- Creation and maintenance of test concepts and test plans in TestRail; structured defect management and error analysis; stakeholder management and risk management for the early identification of critical quality risks
- Accessibility testing according to WCAG 2.1 (iOS/Android); coordination of AI-supported test automation and optimization of test processes to shorten release cycles
- Release Management: planning, controlling, and coordinating all test activities; status reporting to management and stakeholders; quality assessment of releases and release recommendations in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Challenge: Highly complex build and release process across several Sparkasse institutions; close coordination with the DevOps team to stabilize the CI/CD pipeline and ensure reproducible test builds before each release.
Tools: Jira, Confluence, TestRail, Android Studio, Xcode, Firebase, Jenkins, GA4
- Success: Successful launch of the eID authentication process - quality assurance ensured for 50+ Sparkasse institutions
Mario M.
Last position:
Co-Founder and CTO at B2B SaaS Recruiting Platform
Complete build of a B2B SaaS platform for recruitment agencies
- Multi-source job aggregation via ATS APIs
- AI-assisted career page scraping
- Rule-based and AI-assisted matching
- Credit-based monetization model with Stripe integration
- Live in production since July 2026
Tech stack
- NestJS
- React
- PostgreSQL
- pgvector
- Claude AI
- Prisma
Karim I.
Last position:
Test Engineer at Ixtrac AG for Swica
- Building a framework for automated website testing
- Testing, regression testing
- Defect management
- Release management, UAT, agile testing
- Feature discussions with business
- Test management
Karlheinz G.
Last position:
Consultant / Test Analyst / Supporter at Insurance office, Spaichingen
Project: Process optimization & IT support in an insurance broker office.
Project activities:
- Analysis of processes and definition of requirements
- Consulting for the implementation of a cloud solution (soho)
- Installation and verification of new infrastructure HW
- Cloud installation & configuration
- Definition and creation of use cases
- Performing user acceptance tests (UAT)
- User training / training
- IT support (cloud, PC, server, printer, network)
Label: Insurance, infrastructure, configuration, training, support
Wael A.
Last position:
Test Automation Expert at Ebcont Work GmbH
- Automating software tests with Tosca instead of manual tests
- Ensuring system stability through early issue fixing
- Optimizing for faster releases and better software quality
- Technologies: Tosca, API Testing, JIRA, Confluence
Andi V.
Last position:
Test Engineer at Crypto AG and Crypto International AG
- Defining and carrying out system tests
- Supporting the automated test environment
- Evaluating tools for automated testing
Ljubomir O.
Last position:
Senior Software Test Engineer at Keil KTM GmbH
Temporary employment
- System black-box integration tests (BBIT, IVVQ): Execution of regression, release, acceptance, and compliance tests for safety-critical brake control units in the rail industry
- Software test application & integration: Runtime configuration of software components and libraries, validation of interfaces, configuration dependencies, and component interactions
- Test automation (FEAT framework): Co-development and further development of an automated test framework for test execution, reporting, and result analysis
- Functional safety (SiL4, FuSi): Ensuring compliance with safety requirements, traceability and coverage, as well as standards compliance according to EN50126/28/29
- Test automation for communication components: Configuration and validation of fieldbus (CAN) and Ethernet-based TCMS data communication interfaces (TRDP and CIP)
- Requirements analysis & shift-left (PTC Windchill ALM): Analysis of software and system artifacts to identify gaps, ambiguities, and redundancies early in the SDLC
- Test design & test case development: Derivation of test conditions, coverage strategies, and implementation of data-driven test cases (DDT), including reusable test data fixtures
- CI/CD & automation (Python, PowerShell, Jenkins, SVN): Automation of build, test, and HIL deployment processes as well as integration into CI/CD pipelines
- Test data & configuration management (XML): Maintenance and adaptation of XML test vectors and system configurations with automated integration into test environments
- Non-functional testing: Execution of performance and load tests to assess stability and system behavior
- Agile development & defect management (JIRA, Confluence): Participation in Scrum teams, test coordination, review of test artifacts, as well as defect tracking and root-cause analysis
- Error analysis & debugging (CANoe, CANalyzer): Analysis of errors and message flows across multiple system layers (application to bus)
- Model-based analysis (UML, Enterprise Architect): Specification of SUT/SOW and support for systematic test control
- Process & test documentation: Creation of integration and test documentation according to internal quality and certification requirements
Namik D.
Last position:
Test Manager / Test Automation Engineer at Sky Deutschland GmbH
- Implemented and maintained 443 automated test cases with a 99% pass rate (441/443)
- Enabled CI for test automation: automated runs on review/merge, reporting via Xray
- Introduced accessibility and performance checks and established them in reporting
- Served as QA lead in daily operations with stand-ups, Kanban progress tracking, prioritization, and targeted task distribution
- Handled defect triage and stakeholder communication with daily triage, QA status analysis, and actionable recommendations
- Developed and maintained a stable regression suite for CRM/Salesforce flows (UI/E2E and near-API validations)
- Integrated CI/CD using Jenkins pipelines with Groovy (IaC)
- Maintained QA documentation, test conventions, and processes in Confluence, aligned across the team
- Conducted Salesforce Einstein chatbot testing with intent/topic validation and output checks, and used Robot Framework/Python suites for continuous quality monitoring
- Technology stack: Jira, Xray, Confluence, Jenkins, Groovy, Git, Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, TypeScript, Postman, REST, Salesforce, Google Cloud, Lighthouse, Evinced, Scrum/Kanban, BDD (Gherkin)
Andreas H.
Last position:
Test Automation Architect at Banking Bank (name withheld)
- Set up a shift-left DevOps E2E system testing architecture
- Set up "DevOps Shift-left" E2E tests for 240+ applications
- Under NDA
Thorsten M.
Last position:
Odoo Implementer at N.N.
As project manager for the Odoo implementation at a small company, I was responsible for designing, implementing, and training a fully integrated CRM and accounting system. Through structured requirements analysis, precise data migration, and targeted change management, I was able to complete the rollout in just eight weeks. The project led to a significant reduction in manual tasks, faster business processes, and increased real-time transparency.
Main Responsibilities
Requirements analysis and process mapping Configuration of Odoo modules: CRM, Sales, and Accounting Data migration (Excel/CSV → Odoo) and quality control Creation of workflows, automated email rules, and dashboards Conducting training sessions and providing support after go-live Project coordination (budget, schedule, stakeholder communication)
Key Achievements
Full implementation of the Odoo suite within the set timeframe (8 weeks) 30% reduction in accounting time and 25% acceleration of the lead-to-sale flow 100% customer satisfaction after go-live, based on survey results Successful migration of 100% of existing master data without data loss Establishment of a sustainable support infrastructure (3-month post go-live support)
Impact
Improved decision-making through real-time dashboards and automated reports Increased efficiency and cost savings (≈ €8,000/month) Scalability for future growth (additional modules can be integrated seamlessly) Strengthened sales and finance departments through seamless process integration
This summary highlights how I created concrete and measurable value for the company through structured project work, technical expertise, and targeted training.
Thomas P.
Last position:
QA Tech Lead at ready2order GmbH
- Leading a team of QA Engineers
- Implementing effective test strategies, driving the test automation strategy forward
- Hands-on testing for the web and mobile application (iOS, Android)
- Creating, maintaining, and executing test plans as well as documenting test results (Testrail)
- Evaluating and integrating new tools to improve the testing process (e.g. Playwright)
Patryk S.
Last position:
Test Manager at HIQT GmbH
- Set up a partnership to support UiPath from migrating new clients to the UiPath tool landscape
- RPA testing
Dhana P.
Last position:
Product Owner at OEConnection India
- Led backlog prioritization for a $90M automotive SaaS product, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer satisfaction.
- Led customer-facing product enhancements, leveraging data-driven insights and operational analytics to improve fulfillment performance, optimize logistics processes, and deliver measurable customer value.
- Delivered measurable business impact by improving product fill rate by 10–15% through optimized order fulfillment strategies.
- Led a 12-member cross-functional team in Agile/Scrum environments to deliver high-quality product increments on time.
- Collaborated with global stakeholders, engineering teams, and business partners across US & EU environments
- Expanded OEM partner ecosystem by onboarding from 8 to 14 partners (+75%), increasing integration and platform reach.
- Delivered a feature enabling size-restricted part sales, contributing to 7.1% revenue growth and reducing OEM costs by approximately $2.68M annually.
- Managed API integrations and data interfaces by gathering requirements, defining data mappings.
- Defined and tracked OKRs focused on growth, reliability, operational efficiency, and delivery performance.
- Utilized analysis techniques to derive actionable insights from trend analysis using large datasets and support strategic decision-making.
- Conducted UAT, A/B testing, regression testing, and usability validation to ensure quality delivery and improved user experience.
Vladislav F.
Last position:
Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Manager at Stadt Wien – WUKSEA
- Creating test scenarios, manual test cases and test data using boundary value analysis and equivalence classes
- Executing functional and non-functional tests (manually with Postman and web application, automated with WebDriver, JUnit and NUnit)
- Setting up, automating and maintaining the test automation framework with Java, Spring Boot, Selenium and Cucumber in IntelliJ (system, regression, smoke, UI and integration tests for web front-end and SOAP API backend interfaces)
- Automating backend NUnit test cases in Visual Studio
- Test management: developing and implementing test strategy and test plans, controlling tests, quality ownership and prioritizing risk-based tests, as well as maintaining documentation in Confluence
- Detailed analysis and quality assurance of requirements
- Creating and maintaining Jenkins pipelines, ensuring quality in build & deployment
- Close collaboration with business analysts, developers, testers and test management
- Identifying, creating and tracking defects/bugs, with thorough test documentation
- Reporting test results and defect reports
- Monitoring test processes and continuous improvements
- Reviewing test data and test results in PostgreSQL database via pgAdmin
- Supporting effort estimation and backlog prioritization
- Analyzing and debugging development code System environment: Java, JUnit, Spring Boot, Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, Jenkins, C#, NUnit, Postman, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira, xRay, pgAdmin, PostgreSQL, SonarQube, Maven, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, CI/CD, SOAP API interfaces
Daniel L.
Last position:
SQL, .NET and VBA Developer at Postfinance AG
- For the internal MIS, which gathers data in a complex, comprehensive system landscape and loads it into a central database via ETL, existing processes and packages had to be maintained and new KPIs analyzed, specified, and implemented.
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QA Engineer statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
47%
Doctorate
3%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 10 Sep 2026.
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Average rates for QA Engineer
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The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 10 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
QA Engineer experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (82%)
- Banking and Finance (49%)
- Automotive (48%)
- Manufacturing (46%)
- Telecommunication (36%)
- Healthcare (34%)
- Transportation (34%)
- Government and Administration (34%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What they do A QA Engineer protects product quality before users find the bugs. They design test cases, run exploratory and regression testing, and verify fixes across web, mobile, API, and backend layers. Strong QA Engineers turn product changes into clear test coverage and traceable defect reports.
- Test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria
- Manual testing for new features and edge cases
- Regression checks before releases
- Bug reports with exact steps, evidence, and impact
- API, UI, and cross-browser validation
Core skills A good QA Engineer understands how software fails and how teams ship safely. They work with QA lead, test automation engineer, software tester, and test analyst expectations when the scope overlaps. They know when to test manually, when to automate, and how to keep test effort focused on risk.
- Test design for functional, integration, and smoke testing
- Clear defect writing in Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools
- Strong browser, device, and environment awareness
- Basic SQL, log reading, and API validation
- Familiarity with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, or similar tools
When to bring one in Companies hire a freelance QA Engineer when releases are moving fast, internal QA is overloaded, or a new product needs test coverage quickly. They are useful during platform migrations, feature launches, UAT support, and stabilization after a major release. In Germany, they are often brought in for product teams that need close work with developers, product owners, and delivery leads.
- Missing test coverage for critical flows
- Too many bugs found after release
- Need for release-ready regression testing
- New automation work that must fit an existing stack
- Temporary support for a sprint, project, or launch
What strong QA looks like A strong QA Engineer is precise, curious, and hard to surprise. They ask where the real business risk is, test beyond the happy path, and communicate defects in a way developers can act on quickly. The best freelancers leave behind better test coverage, cleaner handovers, and fewer repeat issues.
- Focused on risk, not just test volume
- Good at isolating root causes and reproducing issues
- Comfortable working with developers and product teams
- Able to document gaps in test data, environments, or requirements
- Reliable in remote collaboration and structured review cycles
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about QA Engineer.
A QA Engineer checks that new features, fixes, and releases behave as expected before they reach users. That usually includes test planning, manual checks, regression testing, defect reporting, and coordination with developers on fixes. On some projects, the scope also includes API testing and support for test automation.
Look for strong test design, clear bug reporting, and the ability to spot risk in business-critical flows. A good QA Engineer also understands tools like Jira, Postman, Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright, depending on the stack. SQL, log review, and API checks are useful signs of depth.
The titles often overlap, but a QA Engineer usually owns a broader mix of testing, quality process, and technical validation. A software tester may focus more on execution, while a test analyst may spend more time on planning and analysis. In practice, many teams use the names interchangeably when the work covers the same scope.
A freelancer makes sense when you need immediate coverage for a release, a short project, or a temporary gap in the team. A QA Engineer on a freelance basis is also a good fit when you need specialized help with automation, UAT support, or stabilization after a major change. It is often faster than onboarding a permanent hire for a short or shifting scope.
Many QA Engineers work well remotely because testing depends on clear requirements, access to environments, and good communication. On-site presence can help during workshops, release days, or when the team needs close coordination with product and developers. The right setup depends on how much hands-on collaboration the project needs.
Expect test cases, defect reports, regression results, and clear release recommendations from a QA Engineer. On more technical projects, they may also provide API test coverage, test data notes, or input for automation. Good deliverables are easy to trace and useful for the next release cycle.
Ask how they approach test strategy, edge cases, and bug prioritization. A strong QA Engineer can explain how they would protect the riskiest user journeys and how they report defects so developers can act fast. Sample bug reports, test plans, or a short screening task can show quality quickly.
Product companies, e-commerce teams, SaaS vendors, agencies, and internal IT departments often need a QA Engineer for launch work or ongoing release support. In Germany, regulated or process-heavy environments also value structured testing and clean documentation. The role is especially useful where release quality affects customer trust or operational stability.
The average hourly rate for QA Engineer is 84 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 672 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as QA Engineer, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 47% hold at least a Master's degree, and 3% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as QA Engineer have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as QA Engineer are German (100%), English (96%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as QA Engineer are Information Technology (82%), Banking and Finance (49%), and Automotive (48%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as QA Engineer are Quality Assurance (100%), Information Technology (91%), and Product Development (73%).
FRATCH QA Engineer main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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Frankfurt In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Vienna Graz Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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