QA Hiring

Roles để hire (chuẩn)

• Manual QA — domain expertise, exploratory.
• Automation QA / SDET — code-heavy.
• Performance Engineer — JMeter, k6, scale testing.
• Security Tester — OWASP, pentest.
• QA Lead — strategy, mentor, planning.

Pipeline VN

• Universities: FPT, BKHN, HCMUS, UIT, RMIT, UEH.
• Bootcamp: AxonActive, FUNiX, HUTECH testing courses.
• Mid-career: dev burned-out chuyển QA — strong technical baseline.

Interview structure đề xuất

• HR screen (15 phút) — communication, motivation.
• Technical screen (60 phút) — fundamentals (test case design, bug report, SQL).
• Practical (90 phút) — pair test session, find bugs in sandbox app.
• System design (60 phút, senior) — design test strategy for X.
• Manager fit (30 phút) — career path, culture.

Red flag interview

• Không nêu được technique design test (boundary, equivalence partitioning, decision table).
• Không biết khác biệt severity vs priority.
• Không hỏi câu nào về domain hoặc product.
• Resume claim Automation expert nhưng không write code on whiteboard.

Salary anchor VN (2026)

• Junior QA: 12-18M VND/tháng.
• Mid QA: 20-30M.
• Senior QA: 30-50M.
• SDET: 40-70M.
• Lead/Manager: 60-100M.
• Head of QA: 100M+.

Hire diversity

Mix junior + senior, manual + automation. Pure SDET team thiếu domain insight.