SOFTWARE TESTING & QA

Quality Engineering,
Not Just Bug Reports.

Years in Business
18 +
Customer Retention
97 %
Projects Delivered
250 +
Flawless Ratings
5 .0

Senior QA engineers embedded in your team building automated test suites, performance benchmarks, and security tests that catch issues before production.

Why teams bring us in

Your team ships fast but quality suffers. Customers find bugs before QA does.
QA runs manual test cases in spreadsheets. Every release takes 2 weeks to test.
Your startup shipped an MVP. Now scaling. No test coverage, no CI testing.
App works for 100 users. With 10,000 it’s unusable. No load testing.

You don’t need a manual testing team. You need quality engineers

who build automated testing into your CI/CD pipeline.

Who Brings In a QA Engineering Team

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CTO / VP Engineering

Deployment confidence is low. Needs automated test coverage in CI/CD.
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Engineering Manager

Velocity is high but defect rate is climbing. Needs embedded QA.
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Product Owner

Regression bugs undo previous work. Every sprint fixes old issues.
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Compliance / Security Officer

Audit requires security testing. Current team has no AppSec capability.
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DevOps Lead

CI/CD pipeline has no automated testing gate. Deployments go untested.

What is Software Testing and Quality Assurance?

Software testing and QA is the systematic process of verifying that software meets functional requirements, performance standards, security requirements, and user expectations before and after production deployment.

Modern QA has shifted from manual testing to quality engineering: automated test suites integrated into CI/CD that run on every code commit.

What We Build

WHAT YOU GET

The HST Quality Engineering Pod

Every Quality Engineering engagement includes a complete delivery pod — not just a developer.

Senior QA Engineer

Test Automation Engineer

Performance Engineer (as needed)

Solutions Architect

Project Manager

Technology Stack

Case Study

Companjon

Insurance & Insurtech

HST vs Alternatives

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Model
  • QA embedded in engineering sprints
  • Separate QA agency
  • Manual testing team
  • No QA
Automation level
  • Automated CI/CD from day 1
  • Semi-automated
  • Spreadsheet test cases
  • None
Performance testing
  • Included (k6, JMeter)
  • Expensive add-on
  • Not offered
  • Hope for the best
Security testing
  • OWASP in CI/CD
  • Separate engagement
  • Not offered
  • None
ISO 27001
  • Yes
  • Sometimes
  • Rarely
  • No
Pricing
  • €5–6k/mo per engineer
  • €8–15k/mo retainer
  • €2–3k/mo per tester
  • Free (until it breaks)

Pricing

Weekly demos, architecture reviews, SLAs, ISO 27001 certified, full IP assignment.

How We Work: Programme

Week 1-2

Audit & Strategy

Audit test coverage, identify gaps, design strategy, select tools, define CI/CD gates
Week 3-4

Framework Setup

Build test automation framework, configure CI/CD, write first smoke tests
Week 5-8

Test Suite Build-Out

Expand: E2E, API, integration tests. Performance baseline. Security scanning.
Week 9-10

Team Integration

Embed QA in sprints. Train developers on test writing. Code review for testability.
Week 11-12

Optimise & Handover

Optimise test speed, eliminate flaky tests, reporting dashboards, knowledge transfer
TESTIMONIALS

HST Solutions is
Truly Committed
To The Clients We Serve.

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COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

HST focuses on automated testing as primary QA strategy, with manual exploratory testing to supplement. We build automated frameworks in CI/CD, not spreadsheet test cases. Manual testing is valuable for UX validation but doesn’t scale. We automate regression so you deploy with confidence.
Yes — this is one of HST’s most common QA engagements. We audit, identify highest-risk areas, build a framework, and progressively add coverage starting with critical paths. We prioritise: smoke tests first, then critical path E2E, then API contracts, then unit tests.
Embedded QA engineer: from €5,000–6,000/mo. Test automation sprint (4–6 weeks): €10,000–18,000. Performance testing: from €5,000–8,000. The cost of not testing — production incidents, customer churn, emergency fixes — far exceeds proper test coverage.
Cypress and Playwright for E2E, xUnit/Jest/pytest for unit testing, Postman/Newman for API testing, k6 for performance, OWASP ZAP + Snyk for security — all in CI/CD. Tool selection depends on your stack. We use what integrates best with your existing technology.
Yes — HST is ISO 27001 certified and provides security testing for financial services, insurance, and healthcare. Including OWASP scanning, dependency audits, and pen test coordination. For DORA-aligned organisations, we integrate security scanning so every deployment is checked.
Yes — that’s the HST model. QA engineers embed in your team, joining standups, sprint ceremonies, and Slack. Part of your team, not a separate silo. Embedded QA means tests are written in the same sprint as features, not weeks later.

Stop shipping bugs. Talk to a quality engineer.

Get a conversation about your testing gaps and how to build automated test coverage.
FLEXIBLE ENGAGEMENT MODELS

Find The Perfect Solutions For Your Project

Managed Team

Your product, our dedicated team. From concept to conception, we handle it all.

Staff Augmentation

Need extra hands? Our experts seamlessly join your team, providing the skills you need, when you need them.

Fixed Cost

Upfront price, guaranteed delivery. Your project completed on time and within budget.

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    WHAT MAKES US STAND APART

    We Have Deep
    Technical & Industry Experience

    One Team, One Dream

    At HST, there is no such thing as not my problem.

    Build Trust with Every Interaction

    We’re accountable to our clients and to each other. which means being open even when things aren’t going smoothly.

    Improve Everything

    The world of software and business moves fast so we re always learning and honing our skills.

    Own It

    We are a team of doers and we take responsibility for the success of everything we do.

    Obsessed: Over Results

    We’re obsessed with driving business value for our clients and we know that starts with gaining a deep understanding of the problems they’re facing

    Proven Excellence

    Our word is our bond. With 250+ projects delivered on time and within budget, we’ve built a reputation for keeping every promise.

    Partners in Precision

    Financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, media. Trust built where excellence is the only option.

    Who Are We ?

    Creativity, Efficiency, & Advanced AI

    Strategy

    We've got all the big ideas and creative talent of an ad agency or creative studio except we deliver working products, not expensive presentations.

    Engineering

    We develop lean, stable code using all the best practices of any leading dev shop, except we focus on the user experience so people actually like using what we build.

    Design

    We validate, design, and prototype proof-of-concepts like any "creative technology" studio, but we do it in less time and for less money.

    Co-paired AI

    Co-paired AI development ensures twice the efficiency at a lower cost. We prioritize your software for innovative, precise, scalable, and quality-assured applications.

    Strategy

    We've got all the big ideas and creative talent of an ad agency or creative studio except we deliver working products, not expensive presentations.

    Engineering

    We develop lean, stable code using all the best practices of any leading dev shop, except we focus on the user experience so people actually like using what we build.

    Design

    We validate, design, and prototype proof-of-concepts like any "creative technology" studio, but we do it in less time and for less money.

    Co-paired AI

    Co-paired AI development ensures twice the efficiency at a lower cost. We prioritize your software for innovative, precise, scalable, and quality-assured applications.

    Contact Us

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    Let our team, be your team

    Get a technical conversation about your project not a slide deck. Whether you need AI integration, a software engineering team, or a data platform, we’ll tell you honestly if we’re the right fit.

    Years in Business
    18 +
    Flawless Ratings
    5 .0
    Successful Projects
    250 +

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