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Hire API automation QA engineers

Stronger APIs through reliable automation.

Hire API automation QA engineers backed by DeviQA’s 16 years of experience to keep your backend stable and your releases predictable.

  • Engineers with real technical depth and fast domain ramp-up
  • Interview candidates this week, onboard by next

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Why hire API automation QA engineers from DeviQA?

Because your backend stability deserves engineers who know how to test it properly.

Only senior and middle QA engineers.

Test leads with 8-12 years of experience in QA management.

Average tester’s work expertise of 6 years.

You own all IP we create from day 1.

Transparent pricing, no hidden gotchas.

Flexible cooperation models.

Proficiency in written and spoken English.

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Engineers locations

3+

Years tenure

4.4%

Turnover rate

3-7

Years is an average project lifetime

DeviQA’s hire API automation QA engineers’ competencies you can rely on

Technical automation competencies

Designing and maintaining API automation frameworks

Creating stable tests for REST, SOAP, and microservices

Validating API logic, data flow, and integrations

Embedding automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Troubleshooting backend issues using logs and monitoring

Ensuring consistent coverage across complex workflows

Delivery & collaboration competencies

Building clear API test strategies and priorities

Communicating risks and findings in simple, actionable terms

Leading defect triage and cross-team coordination

Aligning automation effort with product and engineering goals

Maintaining documentation and reporting discipline

Ensuring predictable, stable delivery across releases

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DeviQA’s AI advantage

At DeviQA, we use AI to make testing smarter and simpler. Our ecosystem is built to deliver faster, smarter, and more cost-efficient results — so your team can do more in less time.

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AI-powered IDE assistant

Reduces test script writing time

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QA companion

Provides suggestions for test optimization and addresses gaps

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Automated code review

Flags unused variables, improper loops, and other common errors

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AI for API testing in Postman

Streamlines API test case creation and response validation

Features

Test case creation

Code review

Exploratory planning

Log analysis

without AI

6 hrs

3 hrs

2 hrs

2 hrs

with DeviQA AI

4 hrs (33% saved)

2 hrs (33% saved)

45 min (60% saved)

1 hr (50% saved)

Bring in API automation talent that strengthens your backend and speeds up every release

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Dedicated QA team

A self-managed team of API automation QA engineers fully focused on your product, working as an extension of your organization with long-term ownership of quality.

Best for:

  • Consistent availability for ongoing releases

  • Stable processes and predictable delivery

  • Full control over test strategy and priorities

  • Smooth collaboration across Product, Dev, and DevOps

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QA staff augmentation

Individual experts who join your team quickly and strengthen your existing testing workflow without changing your structure.

Best for:

  • Fast onboarding into your tools and processes

  • Flexible scaling up or down based on workload

  • Direct collaboration with your engineering team

  • No overhead of recruiting, training, or management

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Global healthcare giant

Web app testing
Test automation
API testing
Dedicated QA team
  • 90%

    Test coverage

  • 1.6k+

    Test cases created

  • X18

    Faster regression testing run

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The first modern real estate platform

Web app testing
Test automation
E2E testing
Load testing
Mobile testing
+2
  • 85%

    Test coverage

  • 2k+

    Test cases created

  • 2.5x

    Faster regression testing run

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Dental practice platform

Web app testing
API testing
Dedicated QA team
Mobile testing
+2
  • 95%

    Test coverage

  • 5k+

    Test cases created

  • 3k+

    Number of critical bugs logged

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Solution for managing payments

Web app testing
Dedicated QA team
DB testing
API testing
Performance testing
  • 12

    Years of cooperation

  • 100%

    Covered performance

  • 2x

    Faster regression testing time

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Booking system for tours and attractions

Web app testing
Test automation
Mobile testing
DB testing
Dedicated QA team
  • 90%

    Test coverage

  • 3.2k+

    Automation test scripts created

  • 1-2h

    Time of regression

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How to hire API automation QA engineers from DeviQA

We keep the flow straightforward so you can strengthen your backend quality without slowing the roadmap.

01

Share your goals

Tell us about your product architecture, API complexity, release pace, and the automation depth you expect.

02

Select the cooperation model

Choose an API automation QA engineer who integrates directly into your team or a dedicated setup that manages the entire API testing function.

03

Interview and approve your engineers

You meet qualified automation specialists, review their technical approach, and select the one who fits your stack and workflow.

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Start working together

Your engineer joins your processes, syncs with developers and DevOps, and takes ownership of API automation from day one.

Sample profiles of our API automation QA engineers for hire

Andrii

Senior API Automation QA Engineer

9+ years of experience

Senior API Automation QA Engineer building scalable API automation for reliable releases.

SENIOR API AUTOMATION QA ENGINEER

Led API automation for mission-critical microservices handling millions of daily requests

Reduced backend regressions by 45% with structured test coverage and schema validation

Built a scalable RestAssured framework used across multiple squads

Integrated API test suites into CI/CD pipelines, enabling early defect detection

Introduced clear API contract testing standards for consistent releases

API AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Developed reusable Postman and RestAssured libraries for complex request flows

Shortened regression time by 60% using parallel execution and optimized test suites

Set up automated smoke tests to validate core API endpoints before each deployment

Created monitoring-based tests to validate real-time data integrity

Improved debugging speed with structured log analysis and backend tracing

QA ENGINEER (API)

Performed functional, integration, and end-to-end testing for critical API workflows

Verified authentication, rate limits, pagination, and multi-service dependencies

Executed data validation across SQL and NoSQL databases

Collaborated with developers to reproduce backend failures and environment issues

Maintained clean test cases with full requirement traceability

B.S. in Computer Science

ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation

Training in API Testing & Microservices Architecture

API automation:

RestAssured, Postman, Karate, Playwright API

API tools:

Swagger, Charles Proxy, Insomnia

CI/CD:

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps

Monitoring:

Grafana, Kibana, Splunk

Databases:

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

Tools:

Jira, TestRail, Qase

API automation framework design

Contract testing and schema validation

Microservices integration testing

Data flow and backend logic validation

CI/CD automation and build-stage testing

Risk-based testing and coverage mapping

Clear reporting and stakeholder communication

Maks

Lead API Automation QA Engineer

11+ years of experience

Lead API Automation QA Engineer driving automation-first QA for high-load systems.

LEAD API AUTOMATION QA ENGINEER

Designed automation strategy for microservices across multiple environments

Improved release predictability by 50% through stable regression pipelines

Built API coverage maps that reduced blind spots across integrations

Led a team of 6 test engineers covering backend, UI, and integration layers

Introduced API performance checks for load-sensitive endpoints

AUTOMATION LEAD (API)

Architected a multi-layer automation suite using RestAssured and Karate

Reduced flaky tests by 70% through improved request handling and retry logic

Integrated automated tests into CI/CD using Jenkins and GitLab CI

Defined automation standards for structure, naming, and test versioning

Built reusable utilities for authentication, data generation, and mock services

SENIOR QA ENGINEER (BACKEND)

Validated complex data flows, transformations, and third-party integrations

Performed contract testing using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications

Ran impact analysis for backend refactoring and API version changes

Worked with DevOps on environment readiness and staging reliability

Performed deep log-level analysis using Kibana and Grafana

M.S. in Software Engineering

Certification in Test Automation Architecture

Courses in API Contract Testing and CI/CD

API automation:

RestAssured, Karate, Newman, Cypress API

Performance:

JMeter, k6 (API load)

CI/CD:

CircleCI, Bitbucket Pipelines, Azure DevOps

Monitoring:

Datadog, New Relic

Databases:

MySQL, Redis

Tools:

Zephyr, Xray, Postman

Automation architecture

Backend stability and regression control

Load-sensitive endpoint testing

Debugging across logs, proxies, and pipelines

Cross-team coordination with Dev and DevOps

Scenario traceability and documentation discipline

Release readiness and quality ownership

Make your API layer a strength, not a risk – hire engineers who automate it right

Questions & answers

Yes. Experienced API automation QA engineers for hire know how to collaborate with developers, architects, and DevOps to ensure stable environments and consistent test execution.
Automation gives you repeatability, speed, and early detection. An API automation QA engineer for hire can constantly validate critical endpoints without slowing down the team.
Expect hands-on knowledge of frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, logs, monitoring tools, and service-to-service interactions when you hire API automation QA engineer talent.
Yes. Skilled engineers can infer flows from logs, network calls, and code discussions, which is common for QA engineers for API automation for hire working in fast-moving teams.
Usually within minutes, because they work directly with requests, responses, logs, and data paths — the core skillset when you hire QA engineer for API automation needs.
Yes, but positively. Automation reduces manual regression load and gives your team earlier signals on failures.
Yes. Prioritizing business-critical, high-risk, and integration-heavy endpoints is a standard part of the role.
By maintaining selectors, refactoring requests, improving environment stability, and keeping tests close to real business logic.
Yes. They regularly optimize test stages, troubleshoot pipeline failures, and align automation with deployment flows.
Logs, API specs, environments, test data, and communication channels. Limited access slows onboarding more than remote work ever will.
Look for engineers who can map data flows, validate integrations, debug with logs, and explain risks clearly, these traits define strong QA engineers for API automation for hire.