SDET engineers for hire
Your CI is red.
Our QA automation services make it green.
50+ SDETs with 5 AI tools. An automated testing company that fixes flaky tests, automates your pipeline, and is working in your repo in about two weeks.
50+
SDETs
5
AI Tools
200+
Client contracts
4.9
Clutch
Two weeks, complimentary if you are not happy with what we deliver. No lock-in. No minimums.
50+ SDET engineers
Your team is working in about two weeks
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Dedicated SDETs
We match your stack.
Every framework. Every layer.
We match SDETs to your exact stack, working in about two weeks, not 3 months.
| BetterQA SDETs | In-house hire | Freelance automators | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | About 2 weeks | 3-6 months | 2-4 weeks |
| Frameworks | Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium + more | Whatever they know | 1-2 tools max |
| Tools included | Flows + BugBoard + BetterFlow + Auditi + Security Toolkit | Buy TestRail, Selenium Grid, etc. | None |
| Self-healing tests | Flows auto-heals broken selectors | Manual maintenance | Manual maintenance |
| AI test generation | BugBoard generates from screenshots | Write every test manually | Write every test manually |
| Flexibility | Scale up or down any sprint | Hire/fire cycles | Per project only |
| Monthly cost | €20-45/hour per engineer | €5,800+ salary + tools + PTO | Variable, no guarantees |
Web automation
Browser-level E2E testing
Playwright
Cypress
Selenium
WebdriverIO
TestCafe
Self-healing selectors via Flows
CI/CD integration on every PR
Mobile automation
iOS and Android coverage
Appium
Maestro
XCUITest
Espresso
Detox
Same SDET team covers web + mobile
Cross-platform parity testing
API + backend testing
Contract and integration coverage
Postman
REST Assured
Pact
k6
Karate
GraphQL and gRPC testing
Load and performance test suites
AI-powered tools (included)
5 proprietary tools, no extra license cost
BugBoard
Flows
Security Toolkit
BetterFlow
Auditi
AI test generation from screenshots
Transparent time tracking - no black boxes
ci-pipeline-fix.log
# BetterQA SDET onboards to your repo
git clone your-repo && npm install && npx playwright install
[audit] 12 stable 8 flaky 3 skipped
[fix] Selector brittleness: migrated to data-testid
[fix] Race conditions: added waitForSelector + retry
All 23 tests passing (0 flaky) - CI: green
Process
From red CI to green pipeline
in three steps
SDETs matched to your stack, working in your repo in about two weeks.
Step 1
15-min scoping call
We look at your CI output, map your stack, and identify failure patterns. No slides.
Step 2
We match SDETs to your stack
Senior engineers who know your exact framework. Same Slack, same standups, same repos.
Step 3
Start automating in about two weeks
A working team in your repo about two weeks after signing. You own everything.
What's included with every engagement
€20-45 an hour, with all 5 of our tools included and no extra fees.
- Dedicated SDET matched to your framework and seniority needs
- BugBoard - AI test generation from screenshots in 30 seconds
- Flaky test audit and root-cause fixes
- Flows - self-healing browser automation (our Chrome extension)
- CI/CD pipeline integration (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI)
- BetterFlow time tracking - transparent hour-by-hour visibility
Cost comparison
Hire in-house vs. BetterQA
Salary is just the start. Add tool licenses, PTO, benefits, and hiring overhead - a full-time SDET costs 3-4x what you'd pay us.
* Salary benchmark based on EU SDET market rates. Actual cost varies by location and seniority.
Questions
Common questions
About two weeks from signed contract to a working team in your CI. We've done this across more than 200 client contracts since 2018. The bottleneck is usually repo access and environment credentials - not our availability.
Even better. We audit what you have, fix the flaky ones, and build on the foundation. Most teams have 60-70% of their test coverage - they just can't trust it to pass reliably.
No. We extend it. Your team focuses on exploratory testing and domain knowledge. Our SDETs handle the automation engineering - the framework work, the CI/CD integration, the selector maintenance. If you would rather hand us the whole automation programme than add engineers to your team, our automation testing company page explains how that works.
Yes. Appium for cross-platform, Maestro for quick mobile UI flows, XCUITest for native iOS, Espresso for native Android. Same SDET team, same tools, same guarantee. Most teams need both web and mobile coverage - we handle the full stack.
A dedicated SDET costs €20 to €45 an hour, depending on seniority. That includes all 5 of our tools (BugBoard, Flows, Security Toolkit, BetterFlow, Auditi), which would cost €1,300+/month in licenses if you bought them separately. No setup fees. Two weeks, complimentary if you are not happy with what we deliver. We invoice from week three.
Ready to automate your testing?
SDET engineers with Playwright, Cypress, and AI tools. Frameworks that scale.
Two weeks, complimentary if you are not happy with what we deliver. No lock-in. No minimums.
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Web + mobile automation. Working in about two weeks.
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Last updated: September 4, 2026 Originally published: February 24, 2026
Teams that ship faster
"Holistic testing approach and good at finding bugs. Their SDETs integrated into our workflow from day one and matched our sprint cadence."
"Comprehensive automation coverage across multiple platforms. Their engineers caught issues we had missed for months in production."
"They were awesome to work with. Felt like an extension of our own team - same Slack, same standups, same velocity."