Roles / Offshore QA Engineers
Hire a High-Performing Filipino QA Engineer
Australian and New Zealand SMBs increasingly rely on Filipino QA Engineers to ensure product stability, reduce defects, and accelerate release cycles — all while keeping engineering costs under control.
The Talent
What a QA Engineer Looks Like
Every QA role is shaped around your product, tech stack, and release cadence. Responsibilities can range from manual testing and regression checks to building automated test suites and working closely with developers during sprints.
Regardless of scope, we hire highly capable Filipino QA Engineers who meet the following standards:
Exceptional communication skills and clear documentation practices
Five to eight years’ experience in software testing across web, mobile, or SaaS products
At least two years supporting an Australian or New Zealand business
Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, and defect-tracking workflows
Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar
High attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
The Solution
Hire the best and brightest
The real problem isn’t a lack of testing
Most SMBs already test their product — often through developers, product owners, or ad-hoc manual checks. But as your product grows, the volume of testing grows even faster.
Eventually, relying solely on local developers for QA becomes slow, expensive, and risky.
The solution
For Established Engineering Teams
A Filipino QA Engineer can take ownership of regression testing, test case creation, automation, and release validation. This frees your Australian developers to focus on feature delivery, architecture, and innovation.
For Smaller or Growing Tech Businesses
If you’re building QA capability from scratch, a Filipino QA Engineer can establish your testing processes, build your test suite, and ensure every release is stable — without inflating your cost base.
QA Engineer Salaries
What You Should Expect to Pay
Metro Manila minimum wage
15,117 PHP
= $363 AUD
Starting QA Engineer salary
50,000 PHP
= $1,219 AUD (3× minimum wage)
Senior QA Engineer (automation, CI/CD, complex systems)
90,000+ PHP
= $2,195 AUD (6× minimum wage)