Category Job Intel

LinkedIn: The 5-Minute Sweep

How do people search for QA openings on LinkedIn? One of the first things I do is search by title, testing niche, or specific tools relevant to my field. Then I switch over to recent posts to see what recruiters,…

Field Updates

Disclaimer: Please note these are just updates based on my conversation in the market

How to Vet the ‘Manual + Automation’ QA Gigs

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had 3 conversations with different candidates applying to “manual + automation” listed QA roles…that are actually much more engineering-heavy than they appear. How long has this been an issue? Quick note: if you’re ~75%…

Not a Straight Line: Career Moves

Ovidius AI added headcount this week, bringing on a local engineer who was ready to step away from corporate dev life and move into a technical sales engineering role focused on driving custom solutions. This hire came through networking, but…

LoopQA – Automation QA

Full-time | $90–95K + benefits/PTO Hybrid (Tues/Wed) in Charlotte, NCReports to: Ben Fellows Note: Ben said feel free to reach out directly, just reference the site🙂 QA Automation Engineer (Playwright / API / AI-Assisted Workflows) This role focuses on improving…

Still Seeing Strong Pull for Hybrid Automation Talent

Hearing consistant signals from the market around hybrid Automation Engineer roles (UI / API / AI-driven initiatives) at Ally Financial Spoke with a tech lead this week who mentioned they just brought on an automation engineer Monday: and they’re still…

Candidate-Sourced Market Signal

There have been mentions in the market of a potential contract QA automation opportunity focused on supporting the transition from manual QA to automation (Selenium / Cypress). Pratt Miller does not currently show a publicly posted role of this type…

How to Vet a Staffing Firm Submission Process

A friend got double-submitted by two staffing firms and ended up in a dispute after an offer last week for a performance gig. The details were vague, client name was shared, a canned job description was used, but there was…

LoopQA

QA Automation EngineerFulltime, 90-95K + benefits/ptoHybrid Tues/Wed in Charlotte, NCBen Fellows, CEO (technical) Automation QA Engineer (Playwright / AI-Assisted Testing) We build AI infrastructure that companies actually use. Not demos. Not decks. Working systems that change how teams operate. This…