Right now, if you scroll through LinkedIn, job boards, or even your inbox, one thing is clear: everyone is hiring. Startups, tech giants, SaaS platforms, e-commerce brands, even that random app you downloaded once and forgot about—they’re all screaming for engineers, product managers, designers, and data analysts.
But somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, there’s one role being ignored: Quality Assurance.
Why? Because apparently, QA roles just aren’t that exciting for companies to release the paycheck. (Until something breaks. Then suddenly, everyone’s interested.)
It seems to me that nobody is willing to talk about it openly. That is why, against all odds, I’m here to reveal how companies are sleeping on QA roles, and why that is a terrible idea.
The QA Stereotype: “Just the Bug Hunters”
This is not a hidden reality that a lot of people assume Quality Assurance is just about clicking buttons, finding bugs, and logging tickets. QAs are often seen as “non-technical,” low-priority, or just a box to tick before a release.
But here’s the thing: excellent QA professionals are not just bug hunters. They are gatekeepers of user experience, defenders of product quality, and saviors of your company’s reputation. When done right, QA can save you time, money, and embarrassment.
Yet somehow, everyone is hiring… and sadly skipping this part.
Why Companies Underestimate QA Roles
It usually boils down to a few big misconceptions:
- “QA doesn’t write code, so it’s not technical.” Sure, some QAs don’t code. Some do. But the real value isn’t in whether they can write a script; it’s in how they think. And good QAs think in ways that developers, frankly, don’t.
- “We’ll fix it later.” Fixing a bug in production costs way more than catching it during development. Ignoring QA means you’re choosing to be reactive instead of proactive, and it is an excellent way of saying you’re choosing chaos.
- “We have automated tests, we’re good.” Automated tests are great. Necessary, even. But they’re not magic. They follow scripts. They don’t think creatively. They don’t get annoyed when the UI doesn’t make sense. They don’t have instincts. Humans do. You do! I do!
- “QA just slows us down.” False. QA doesn’t slow you down. QA prevents you from sprinting straight into a wall.
What Excellent Quality Assurance Professionals Actually Do
Still think QA is just manual testing? Think again.
Here’s what an excellent QA brings to the table:
- They break things on purpose before your customers do.
- They ask annoying questions. Like, “What if the user tries to upload a 2GB image on a 3G connection?” It is annoying for sure, and you’ll not like i,t but it’s absolutely necessary.
- They see the bigger picture. While developers are deep in one feature, QA is checking how that feature affects five others.
- They advocate for the user. They care when something is confusing, clunky, or just plain wrong, and they speak up.
To be honest, QA roles are the ones making sure your product actually works for real people in real scenarios before you send it out into the world.
The Cost of Ignoring QA
Let me show you the consequences.
Launching a buggy product doesn’t just result in a few angry customer emails. It can mean lost customers, broken trust, bad audience reviews, and sometimes, legal trouble. One overlooked edge case can cause:
- Users locked out of accounts
- Broken payment systems
- Data leaks
- App crashes
- Additional work hours and budget mishaps for the project
Guess who could’ve caught those issues? Yep. Your QA team. The same one you didn’t hire or appreciate well because “everyone is hiring developers and project managers instead.”
Everyone Is Hiring — So Why Not Hire Smart?
Look, I get it. You want to move fast. You want to build features. You want to launch at the earliest. But trust me, speed without quality is just a faster way to fail.
The smartest companies know that investing in QA roles is not optional. It’s strategic. When quality assurance is baked into your process from Day 1, it becomes your secret weapon. This eventually results in your customers stay happy, your product stands out in the market, and your dev team doesn’t burn out fixing avoidable messes.
Hiring QA isn’t about slowing down. It’s about building confidence.
So yes, everyone is hiring right now. But if you’re skipping quality assurance roles, you’re not building a dream team—you’re building a disaster waiting to happen.
Final Thoughts
Great QA professionals won’t just find bugs. They’ll find the holes in your logic, your process, and your assumptions. They’ll speak up when something doesn’t feel right and will keep your product from becoming a punchline.
So the next time you write that job post? Include QA. Prioritize QA. Respect QA.
Because if everyone is hiring, be the one smart enough to hire someone who makes sure your stuff actually works.
Your users will thank you. Your team will thank you. And your future self will wonder why you ever considered launching without them.
