How much does a QA audit cost?

The QA audit costs €1,000 excl. VAT as a fixed fee. It includes a written assessment, a test strategy and a costed action plan. The first scoping call is free.

Do you work on a time-and-materials or fixed-price basis?

Both. Time and materials is billed at €300 excl. VAT per day; the audit and engagements scoped upfront are fixed-price.

Who owns the frameworks and documentation you build?

You do. There is no vendor lock-in: the test frameworks and documentation we build are yours to keep.

Do you work with companies outside France?

Yes. Engagements are delivered remotely, in English or French, for companies in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Europe, the Gulf states and the Nordics.

QA Recruitment & Staffing: Testers Assessed Before You Meet Them

Tester, automation engineer, SDET or QA lead: you tell us who you need, we find the candidates, run a structured HR interview and a technical interview on a hands-on exercise, and only present the ones who pass.

Start a search Pricing and guarantee

12% of first-year base salary, paid only when you hire — 90-day guarantee.

The Profiles We Hire

Permanent, fixed-term, freelance or contract, for teams in North America, the UK and Ireland, Europe, the Nordics, the Gulf and Australia.

Functional tester

Test design, exploratory testing, business acceptance, defect management.

Test automation engineer

Playwright, Cypress or Selenium, API testing, continuous integration.

SDET

Test-minded developer: frameworks, tooling, tests close to the code.

QA lead / test manager

Test strategy, team organisation, quality management.

Our 7-Step Process

The same method for every role, with the same questions and the same scorecard for every candidate, so assessments are comparable and fair.

1. Job brief

One hour with you: first six months of work, stack, expected level, salary, must-haves. You sign off the job brief in writing.

2. Sourcing

LinkedIn, testing communities, referrals and the testers we train: we reach the profiles who are not applying.

3. Screening call

A 15-minute call with each candidate: motivation, availability, salary, location.

4. Structured HR interview

45 minutes, the same questions for everyone, scored against a scorecard written in advance.

5. Exercise and technical interview

A take-home exercise on the tools of the role, then one hour with a QA architect: the candidate explains and changes their code live.

6. Short list

3 to 5 candidates, each with a one-page profile.

7. Follow-up

Your interviews, the offer, the start date, then check-ins after 1 and 3 months.

What You Get For Each Candidate

Not a forwarded CV: an assessment you can check.

A one-page profile

Summary, strengths, points to probe, and the questions we suggest you ask.

Detailed scores

HR interview out of 40, exercise and technical interview out of 52, and a skill-by-skill match with your brief.

Verified identity

ID checked on video and consistency with the online profile, against fake candidates.

Candidate consent

Every candidate agreed to be presented for your role and knows the salary and terms.

Pricing And Guarantee

One of the lowest fees on the market, and nothing to pay until you hire.

12% of base salary

Calculated on the hired candidate's first-year base salary (permanent or fixed-term).

Paid only when you hire

No retainer. Invoiced on the start date. Nothing to pay if you don't hire.

90-day guarantee

If the candidate leaves or the probation period ends within 90 days, we present a replacement at no cost.

Free first call

Freelance and contract roles: quoted after this first call, based on the length of the engagement.

For reference, recruitment agencies usually charge between 15% and 25% of first-year salary. Looking for a QA job? See our career consulting.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a hire cost?

12% of the hired candidate's first-year base salary, invoiced only when they start. No retainer, and nothing to pay if you don't hire. For freelance or contract profiles, we quote after the first call.

What if the candidate leaves early?

If the candidate leaves, or the probation period ends, within 90 days of their start date, we present a replacement at no extra cost. The guarantee does not apply to redundancy, removal of the position, or a role that differs from the job brief we agreed on.

Do candidates pay anything?

Never. Only the hiring company pays our fee.

How do you check candidates' skills?

Every candidate goes through a structured HR interview, then a take-home exercise on the tools of the role and a technical interview with a QA architect, where they explain and change their own code live. You receive the scores and the full assessment.

How do you deal with fake candidates?

We verify each candidate's identity on video before presenting them, and the live code change exposes an exercise done by someone else or fully generated by AI.

Do you use AI to select candidates?

A person always makes the decision. If an AI tool helps us screen applications, candidates are told.

Do you also place freelancers and contractors?

Yes: permanent, fixed-term, freelance or contract. The assessment is the same; only the pricing differs for freelance and contract roles.

Have A QA Role To Fill?

Tell us about the role: the first call is free, and you only pay if you hire.

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