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QA built for
early-stage
startups

I set up your entire QA process — documentation, checklists, automation for critical flows — then stay on to maintain it. No full-time hire needed.

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test'
 
export default defineConfig({
  testDir: './tests',
  retries: 2,
  reporter: 'html',
  // ✓ CI pipeline ready
  // ✓ Critical flows covered
  // ✓ 70–80% coverage
})
6+
Years in QA
56+
Projects delivered
100%
Job success
$30K+
Earned on Upwork

The QA problems
startups don't talk about

🐛

Bugs reaching production

No structured testing means regressions slip through every release, costing you time and credibility.

😰

Releases feel scary

Every deployment is a gamble. Your team is manually clicking through the same flows before every push.

📋

No process, no docs

Testing knowledge lives in people's heads. When someone leaves, it's gone. There's no repeatable system.

💸

Can't justify a full-time QA

You know you need QA but not enough to hire someone full-time. The problem just stays unsolved.

🔁

Developers doing QA

Your engineers are testing their own code, which slows them down and misses the obvious blind spots.

⏱️

No time to build the system

You know what you need to build but between shipping features, nobody has time to set it up properly.

Everything your startup
needs for quality

From a one-time audit to a fully built QA system with ongoing support — pick what fits where you are.

Quick win · Fixed price

QA Audit

Pre-launch or health-check audit. I run exploratory testing across your product, document everything I find, and deliver a clear go/no-go recommendation before you ship.

  • Exploratory testing across critical flows
  • Full bug report with severity ratings
  • Smoke checklist created & delivered
  • Up to 2 fix verification rounds based on checklist
  • Release readiness document
  • Go / No-Go recommendation
  • Delivered in 3–5 business days
Fixed price from
$1,000 – $1,500
Depends on scope. No retainer required.
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Build your QA from scratch with ongoing retainer support.

Starter
QA Foundation
For teams shipping without any QA process in place.
One-time setup from
$800 – $1,200
+ $400–$600/mo retainer
  • QA strategy & test plan
  • Smoke + regression checklists
  • Bug reporting process & templates
  • Basic documentation (Notion/Confluence)
  • Manual regression runs pre-release
  • Checklist maintenance & bug triage
  • ~6–8 hrs/month retainer
Get started
Scale
QA Automation
For teams ready to automate and integrate quality into their pipeline.
One-time setup from
$2,500 – $4,000
+ $1,200–$1,800/mo retainer
  • Everything in Growth
  • Playwright automation (critical flows)
  • CI/CD integration (run on PR or pre-release)
  • Automation maintenance guide
  • Automation monitoring & upkeep
  • Performance baseline (JMeter)
  • ~15–20 hrs/month retainer
Get started

QA tools built
with AI

Practical AI tools for QA engineers and startup teams — built on QAura and available directly on this site.

For QA Engineers

Daily QA Assistant

Describe a feature → instantly get edge cases, a smoke checklist, and a draft bug report. Built for QA engineers to use every day.

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Autonomous QA Agent

Give the agent a URL → it browses your product, finds issues, and generates a full audit report. AI-driven QA on demand, no setup needed.

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Bug report + go/no-go recommendation

From zero to tested
in 4 steps

01

Discovery Call

We talk through your product, stack, pain points, and goals. I assess what level of QA you actually need.

02

QA Audit & Plan

I review your current state and deliver a clear plan — what will be built, what tools, what timeline.

03

Setup & Build

I build the full QA system: documentation, checklists, test cases, automation, and CI integration.

04

Ongoing Retainer

I stay on a few hours per week to run regressions, maintain automation, and keep quality consistent.

QA engineer,
not a QA factory

I'm Redion Bufi, a QA Engineer with 6+ years of experience working with early-stage startups and SaaS products across billing, fintech, and B2B tools.

I've built QA from scratch at multiple companies — setting up the full process before teams scaled. At We Scope I built a Playwright framework that reached 70–80% test coverage. At Tabs Inc I own the full QA function for a billing/fintech SaaS.

QAura is how I bring that same setup to startups that can't hire a full-time QA engineer yet — but can't afford to skip quality either.

Top Rated on Upwork
100% Job Success · 56+ jobs · $30K+ earned
🎭
Playwright Specialist
70–80% test coverage achieved at scale
🏗️
QA from scratch expert
Built full QA processes at multiple startups
6+
Years experience
56+
Projects delivered
100%
Job success rate
70–80%
Test coverage achieved

Common questions

It depends on your stage. Early-stage startups often get more value from a solid manual process first — checklists, regression plans, bug tracking. Automation makes sense once your critical flows are stable. That's exactly why the Starter tier exists: get the foundations right first.
Typically 2–4 weeks depending on the tier and complexity of your product. We start with a discovery call to understand your stack, then I build the QA system and hand it over fully documented before the retainer begins.
That's fine. The setup is a standalone deliverable. The retainer is optional but recommended — without ongoing maintenance, checklists go stale and automation breaks when the product changes.
Playwright for automation, Postman for API testing, JMeter for basic performance testing, Jira or Linear for bug tracking, Notion or Confluence for documentation, GitHub Actions for CI/CD integration. I adapt to whatever your team already uses.
Yes. Many clients start with Starter or Growth and upgrade once their product is more stable and they're ready for automation. Everything is built to be extensible from day one.
Absolutely. You don't need to understand the technical details — that's my job. I communicate clearly in plain language and make sure the whole team knows how to use the QA system I build.

Let's talk about
your QA needs

Book a free 30-minute call. I'll review your current setup, understand your pain points, and tell you exactly what QA system would work best for your product.

No sales pitch. Just an honest conversation.

Stop shipping without a
safety net

Book a free 30-minute call. Walk away with clarity on exactly what QA setup your startup needs.

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