The Best Free QA Community for Software Testers & SDETs in 1970
Join 11,000+ QA engineers, SDETs and automation testers worldwide. Ask flaky-test questions, share Playwright tips, get referrals, and grow your career — without recruiter spam.
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- 1,200+
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QA Network vs LinkedIn vs Reddit vs Discord
We built this for one persona — software testers. Here's how the QA Network compares to the generic platforms most testers default to.
| Feature | QA Network | Discord | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA-only members (no recruiter spam) | Yes | No | No | No |
| Verified tester / SDET badges | Yes | No | No | No |
| Job referrals from real members | Yes | Limited | No | Ad-hoc |
| Threaded technical Q&A (searchable) | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Free forever, no paywall | Yes | Premium upsell | Yes | Yes |
| Curated automation tips & playbooks | Yes | No | Mixed | No |
| Profile that doubles as a QA résumé | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Anti-spam moderation by QA leads | Yes | No | Volunteer | Server-by-server |
Built only for QA — and it shows
QA-only, by design
Every member is a tester, SDET, automation, performance or security QA. No marketers, no cold outreach, no MLM pitches.
Verified badges
Earn role and skill badges (Playwright, API, Performance, SDET) so your answers and profile carry real signal.
Referrals from real testers
Members refer members. 1,200+ QA referrals shared so far — most candidates hear back within 48 hours.
Zero spam, strong moderation
QA leads moderate the feed. Recruiter cold-DMs are not allowed and threads stay technical.
Real QA conversations happening right now
- AI Testing#LLM#Strategy
Best way to test AI-powered features without flakes?
QA engineers swap strategies for stabilising tests against LLM responses, non-deterministic outputs, and prompt regressions.
24 replies♥ 138 - API Testing#Postman#Rest Assured
Postman vs Rest Assured — which one for a 2026 API stack?
Senior SDETs compare Postman collections and Rest Assured for modern API automation, CI integration, and contract testing.
41 replies♥ 96 - Referrals#Referral#SDET
Anyone got a Capgemini SDET interview referral?
Open referral thread for QA engineers preparing for Capgemini SDET loops — referrers and candidates connect here.
17 replies♥ 62 - CI/CD#Playwright#GitHub
Sharing my Playwright + GitHub Actions matrix template 🎁
A production-ready Playwright test matrix for GitHub Actions covering sharding, retries, and artifact upload across browsers.
33 replies♥ 211 - Selenium#Selenium#Locators
Selenium 4 relative locators in production — worth the switch?
QA engineers debate when Selenium 4 relative locators beat CSS/XPath in flaky legacy suites and how they perform at scale.
28 replies♥ 117
Testers shipping careers from the QA Network
“Got a Senior SDET referral in 9 days. The Playwright threads here are sharper than any LinkedIn post I've seen — real configs, real flake fixes.”
“I posted my first Playwright POC, 3 senior testers reviewed it the same day. Two months later I cleared an automation interview using their feedback.”
“Recruited 2 SDETs from the network in a quarter. Both were verified, both already had public answers on hard testing problems — zero guesswork.”
“Finally a place where 'Postman vs Rest Assured' gets a real answer instead of a recruiter sliding into my DMs.”
“The referrals channel got me an interview at a streaming company in under two weeks. No cold applications, no ghost recruiters.”
Everything a QA engineer needs in 1970
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Frequently asked questions
- Is the QA Network really free?
- Yes — free forever for testers, SDETs and automation engineers. No paywalls on posting, commenting, referrals or job discovery.
- How is this different from LinkedIn for testers?
- LinkedIn mixes recruiters, sales, and every job function. The QA Network is QA-only, with verified tester badges, threaded technical Q&A, and referrals from members who actually do the job.
- How do referrals work?
- Members share their company's open QA roles and refer other members directly from a profile. You get a referral link to submit through the target company's ATS — no recruiter middlemen.
- Who can join?
- Anyone working in or breaking into software quality: manual QA, SDETs, automation engineers, performance and security testers, QA leads, and students preparing for QA interviews.
- Will recruiters cold-DM me?
- No. Cold recruiter outreach is not allowed. Only verified members can post jobs, and DMs require an existing connection.
- Can I import my LinkedIn profile?
- You can mirror your headline, role history and skills when you sign up. Your QA Network profile then doubles as a tester-focused résumé that hiring managers actually skim.
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