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About the role
Test coverage QA engineers protect product quality before users feel the bugs. They design test cases, run exploratory testing, and check that new features work across browsers, devices, and environments.
- Test plans and clear acceptance criteria
- Manual regression and smoke testing
- Bug reports that developers can act on
- Release checks for new builds and hotfixes
Automation and tools A strong QA engineer does more than click through screens. Many build or maintain automated tests with tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium, and they work closely with CI/CD pipelines, test data, and defect tracking systems. They also understand API testing, test management, and how to keep automated suites stable instead of noisy.
When companies hire Businesses bring in freelance QA engineers when a product team needs support for a release, a new platform, or a growing backlog of defects. It is also a good fit when there is no in-house test function yet, or when extra hands are needed during peak delivery. In Austria, this often suits software firms, industrial companies, fintech teams, and agencies that need flexible quality support without long hiring cycles.
What they deliver The best QA engineers make quality visible and practical. They do not just find issues; they help teams ship with confidence and reduce avoidable rework.
- Test strategy for new features or full products
- Automated and manual test execution
- Structured defect documentation
- Risk-based test priorities for releases
- QA input for user stories and sprint planning
What strong QA looks like A good QA engineer thinks like a user, a tester, and a partner to developers. They ask the right questions early, spot edge cases, and know when to go deep on logic, data, or integrations. They also communicate clearly with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders, which matters just as much as tooling. That is especially useful in remote work, where clear notes and fast feedback keep delivery moving.
Adjacent roles Searchers often mean software tester, test engineer, or QA tester when they look for a QA engineer. In some teams the role also overlaps with automation engineer or test analyst, but the scope should stay clear: quality assurance across the product, not only script writing. If your team works with German-speaking stakeholders in Austria, a freelancer who can handle both English documentation and local communication is often easier to plug in.
Meet FRATCH QA Engineers
Thomas Pacher
QA Tech Lead
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)
Namik Delilovic
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
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)
Vladislav Filipic
Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Manager
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
Nedim Kupusovic
Manual Tester and Test Automation Engineer
Last position:
Manual Tester and Test Automation Engineer at IT-Systemhaus der Bundesagentur fĂĽr Arbeit
- Design appropriate test cases to verify the GUI in Azure Test Plans
- Creation and execution of manual test cases
- Test design for user stories to be implemented in the current sprint
- Analysis of deviations/bugs based on log files and Kibana dashboards
- Creation of bug tickets with error description, screenshots, and short videos
- Prioritization of open bug tickets together with the PO
- Retest of bugs and hotfixes
- Execution of manual tests to ensure a 100% fulfillment rate of all functional requirements
- Selection, installation, and maintenance of a test automation tool (Selenium)
- Implementation of automated regression tests
- Continuous expansion of the object repository and adaptation of automated test cases (acceptance, integration, and system tests)
- Creation of test logs before each sprint change
Wael Azar
Test Automation Expert
Last position:
Test Automation Expert at Ebcont Work GmbH
- Automating software tests with Tosca instead of manual tests
- Ensuring system stability by fixing errors early
- Optimizing for faster releases and better software quality
- Technologies: Tosca, API Testing, JIRA, Confluence
Kurt Blumenschein
Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
Last position:
Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation at RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG
- Backend / Microservice Developer, DevOps, Test Automation
- ~100 Devs, ~10 Teams, per team: 1 PO, 1 Scrum Master, 1 UX, 1 Developer, 1 Tester
- .net core 8, 9, C#
- Microservices, Clean-Architecture, MediatR, CQRS
- GraphQL, REST, SDL
- Azure DevOps, CI / CD-pipelines, Azure-Service Bus, Rabbit-MQ, Kafka, Azure App Configuration, Azure KeyVault, Azure Kubernetes AKS
- Splunk, dashboards, custom metrics, Elastic-Search, Kibana (ELK)
- Azure SQL-Databases, Azure Cosmos DB
- Architecture decisions, event governance, COP (Backend, DevOps, FrontEnt, Test Automations)
- AI, Copilot, creating test templates
- Scheduler, Hangfire, Quartz
- Automated unit and integration tests
- Automated E2E tests, Playwright test automation, BDD, Gherkin, Cucumber
- Tracking of shipments
- GIS, GPS data, geofence, geo search, position tracking, asset positions
- Jira, Confluence
- Focus on high-performance message-oriented architecture (~xx million messages per month per service)
- Structured logging, Serilog, OTel, Splunk, Application Monitoring
- Integration of different position data sources (GPS-based data) into Azure Data Lake
CĂ©dric Monnier
Senior Test Engineer / Test Coordinator
Last position:
Senior Test Engineer / Test Coordinator at Ministry of Finance
- Integration of a standard software for customs clearance (EU project NCTS 5 & 6)
- Test planning and analysis through domain workshops
- Creation of 250 detailed test cases with corresponding test messages
- Automation of 80% of tests in the Java-based TAF
- Tools: SoapUI, Selenium, Jenkins, Confluence, TestNG, IBM Rational
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QA Engineers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Transportation
Certification focus areas
Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Bosnian
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A QA engineer checks that the product works as expected before release. The work usually includes test design, manual testing, defect reporting, and sometimes test automation or regression support. On freelance projects, the scope is often tied to a release, a new feature set, or a quality gap the team needs to close fast.
A freelance QA engineer makes sense when you need quality support for a limited period, a launch, or a sudden increase in workload. It also works well if you need a specialist for automation, API testing, or release validation without adding permanent headcount. Many companies use freelancers to bridge the gap until a longer-term test setup is in place.
A strong QA engineer combines structured thinking with technical understanding. You should expect solid test case design, careful bug reporting, knowledge of test levels, and the ability to work with developers and product teams. For technical projects, experience with tools like Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, or API testing tools is often important.
The titles often overlap, but they are not always identical. A software tester or QA tester may focus more on manual validation, while a test engineer often leans more technical and automation-heavy. In practice, many companies use these titles for similar work, so the exact scope should be defined before the project starts.
QA engineers commonly work with test management tools, bug trackers, browser and device testing setups, and automation frameworks. Depending on the stack, they may also use CI/CD systems, API testing tools, and device labs for mobile work. The best choice depends on whether the team needs manual coverage, automation, or both.
Look for clear test thinking, concise defect reports, and a practical approach to risk. A good freelancer explains what they tested, what they did not test, and why that matters. You should also see good collaboration habits, because quality work depends on feedback loops with developers and product owners.
Many QA tasks work well remotely, especially test planning, bug verification, and automation. On-site time can help when the product is complex, the team is new, or the release process needs close coordination. In Austria, many teams use a hybrid setup, so clear communication in English and sometimes German is useful.
A QA engineer is a strong fit for web apps, mobile products, internal business software, and systems with frequent releases. They are also useful when integrations, API flows, or business-critical workflows need careful validation. If your team is shipping often and cannot afford avoidable defects, QA support usually pays off quickly.
The average hourly rate for QA Engineers in Austria is 83 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 664 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as QA Engineers in Austria, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers working as QA Engineers in Austria have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as QA Engineers in Austria are German (100%), English (100%), and Bosnian (43%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as QA Engineers in Austria are Information Technology (86%), Banking and Finance (57%), and Transportation (43%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as QA Engineers in Austria are Information Technology (100%), Quality Assurance (100%), and Product Development (71%).
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