Backendz Proof
Releases you can ship on a Friday.
A dedicated QA & testing team that catches it before your users do
QA engineers who plan the testing, automate what should be automated and keep a suite the developers trust. Flaky tests get fixed or quarantined, not ignored.
- Vetted in four stages
- In place within days
- Your codebase, your tools, your standups
- Code and IP transferred to you
- One UK company accountable
Run the suite
Every key flow on every browser and device. Run it and watch what happens to the flaky one.
| Flow | Chrome | Safari | Firefox | iPhone | Android |
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| Sign in | |||||
| Search | |||||
| Place order | |||||
| Upload a file | |||||
| Pay an invoice | |||||
| Export a report |
Regression suite
Every key flow, every target
The flows your users depend on, on the browsers and phones they use, run on every change. Run the suite to see what happens to a test that fails at random.
- Passed
- Retrying
- Quarantined, ticket raised
Build the squad
The core roles are switched on. Add the others the work needs; we will propose the people for each.
Your QA & testing team
2 roles, one accountable lead
QA lead, Automation engineer. Full-time or part-time each, for a sprint or the long term, in your codebase and your standups.
Plan this team with usWhat the QA & testing team delivers
- Test automationEnd-to-end, API and regression suites that run on every change.See the service
- Release testingA test plan for each release and a clear go or no-go.
- Cross-browser and device testingThe flows that matter, on the browsers and phones your users have.
- Performance testingLoad and stress tests that find the limit before your customers do.
Tools the team works in
Skills on the Backendz team today. We work in the stack you have unless there is a strong reason to change it.
Automation
- Playwright
- Cypress
- API testing
- Regression suites
Practice
- Test plans
- Exploratory testing
- Bug triage
- Release sign-off
Coverage
- Cross-browser
- Mobile devices
- Accessibility checks
Pipeline
- CI/CD
- Test reporting
- Flaky test quarantine
From first call to first sprint
Your team in place within days. Working software at the end of the first sprint.
- Scope callThirty minutes on what you are building, what is in place and what the team needs to own.
- Line-upWe propose the roles and the people, with their experience, and you meet them before anything is signed.
- OnboardingAccess, environments and the first tickets agreed. The team joins your tools and your standups within days.
- First sprintWorking software at the end of it, reviewed with you. The team grows or shrinks with the work from there.
How we vet engineers
Four stages, before anyone joins your work. You meet the people we propose before anything is signed.
- Portfolio & experience reviewRelevant projects, technical depth and hands-on experience are reviewed first.
- Technical assessmentA practical task tests code quality, problem-solving and the stack the project uses.
- Quality & team reviewSenior engineers review the work for implementation quality, communication and collaboration.
- Final approvalConfirmed against the project's requirements and Backendz's quality standards before joining a team.
Engage the way the work needs
- Dedicated teamA full squad owns an outcome: a product, a platform or a programme of work, with a lead who answers for delivery.
- Team extensionEngineers join the team you already have, in your codebase, your tools and your standups.
- Full-time or part-timeEach person is assigned for the hours the work needs, not a fixed block.
- A sprint or the long termStart with one sprint to prove the fit, then keep the team for as long as the roadmap runs.
Questions we are asked
What does a dedicated QA team do?
It plans the testing for each release, automates the regression suite, tests across browsers and devices, and signs off what is ready to ship.
Manual or automated testing?
Both. Repeatable checks are automated and run on every change; exploratory testing stays manual, because finding the unexpected needs a person.
What do you do about flaky tests?
Fix them or quarantine them. A test that fails at random teaches developers to ignore failures, which is worse than having no test.
Can the QA team work with our developers?
Yes. They join your sprints, work in your tracker and add tests to your pipeline, alongside your engineers or ours.
Do you test accessibility?
Yes. Automated accessibility checks run with the suite, and key flows are checked by hand with a keyboard and a screen reader.
Still running on workarounds?
Book a 30-minute call with an engineer. Tell us what's breaking and we'll tell you what we would build, how long it would take and what it would cost, before you commit to anything.
