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Tier B hubLatin AmericaUTC-31 million residents

QA jobs in Campinas, Brazil

Campinas has around 1 million residents and sits in Brazil. For QA hiring it is a Tier B hub. It has 6 open QA roles, and Brazil has 53 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is São Paulo with 17 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about R$260k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.

Pay index88
Cost-of-living index86

Index vs São Paulo = 100. 12% below São Paulo. Estimated from tier, not measured.

Local time now -UTC-3
6Open roles in Campinas
53Open roles in Brazil
R$260kMedian · mid-level automation · gross / yr
7 hBest client overlap · US East
Role mix

What is hiring in Campinas

Share of the 6 listings in Campinas.

Salary

Pay in Campinas

Mid-level gross pay in BRL, from the Brazil median with a pay index of 88.

RoleP10MedianP90
Manual QA TesterR$140kR$170kR$210k
QA Automation EngineerR$210kR$260kR$310k
SDETR$230kR$280kR$340k
QA Lead / ManagerR$190kR$230kR$290k

Country figures: Brazil salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Brazil.

Time zones

Working hours from Campinas

Campinas is on UTC-3. A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 7 h with US East (10:00-17:00 local), 7 h with US East, 4 h with US West, 4 h with London and 3 h with Central Europe.

US EastUTC-4 (EDT)
7 h10:00-17:00
Near-full day · 6-7 h over the year
US WestUTC-7 (PDT)
4 h13:00-17:00
Strong overlap · 3-4 h over the year
LondonUTC+1 (BST)
4 h09:00-13:00
Strong overlap · 4-5 h over the year · 5 h on 28 Oct
Central EuropeUTC+2 (CEST)
3 h09:00-12:00
Partial overlap · 3-4 h over the year · 4 h on 28 Oct

Campinas keeps UTC-3 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year. Europe moves its clocks on 25 Oct 2026 and the US on 1 Nov 2026. For that week US East and London overlap 4 h on a 09:00-17:00 day, against 3 h today.

Tech hub notes

Campinas as a QA market

A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.

Campinas has about 1 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 14th largest of the 15 Brazil cities we list.

Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.

Employers in Brazil hire QA mostly in SaaS, AI / ML, Fintech. Listings name Playwright, Cypress, Jira most often. 23 of 53 Brazil roles are remote, against 0% of the listings based in Campinas.

Latin America's largest QA market, with product and outsourcing teams around Sao Paulo and a growing remote workforce serving US clients.

SaaSAI / MLFintechPlaywrightCypressJira

Hiring in Brazil

Contracts
CLT employee, PJ contractor (own company), Fixed-term contract
Notice
Notice is 30 days plus three days per year of service, up to 90 days.
Paid leave
Statutory minimum is 30 days, with a one-third vacation bonus.
Working week
44 hours is the legal maximum.

Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Brazil. Flex work from Brazil is open: how Flex works.

By role

QA roles in Campinas: jobs and pay

Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Campinas.

Manual QA Tester

Mid-level median R$180k

QA Automation Engineer

Mid-level median R$260k

SDET

Mid-level median R$290k

QA Lead / Manager

Mid-level median R$240k

Mobile QA Engineer

Mid-level median R$230k

Performance Test Engineer

Mid-level median R$320k

Security / Penetration Tester

Mid-level median R$390k

Game QA Tester

Mid-level median R$140k

Accessibility Tester

Mid-level median R$210k

Business / Test Analyst

Mid-level median R$190k

Data / ETL QA Engineer

Mid-level median R$220k

Localization QA Tester

Mid-level median R$100k

AI / LLM Evaluation QA

Mid-level median R$230k

Release / DevOps Engineer

Mid-level median R$310k

Technical Writer (QA / Docs)

Mid-level median R$200k

FAQ

QA jobs in Campinas: FAQ

How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Campinas?

A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Campinas earns about R$260k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of R$210k to R$310k. Junior roles start near R$200k and senior roles reach R$330k. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the Brazil median.

How many QA jobs are open in Campinas?

Campinas has 6 open QA roles today, 0 of them remote, and Brazil has 53 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.

How much time-zone overlap does Campinas have with US and European teams?

On a 09:00-17:00 day in Campinas (UTC-3), the overlap is 7 h with US East, 4 h with US West, 4 h with London and 3 h with Central Europe. Campinas keeps UTC-3 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year.

What does it cost to live in Campinas compared with São Paulo?

Our approximate cost-of-living index for Campinas is 86 against São Paulo at 100, and the pay index is 88. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.

Which industries hire QA testers in Brazil?

In Brazil listings, the most common industries are SaaS, AI / ML, Fintech. The tools named most often are Playwright, Cypress, Jira.

How big is Campinas and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?

Campinas has about 1 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 14th largest of the 15 Brazil cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 6 local listings show how much QA hiring is visible today. Remote roles in the same time zone widen the pool for candidates here.

What notice period and paid leave should I expect in Brazil?

Notice is 30 days plus three days per year of service, up to 90 days. Statutory minimum is 30 days, with a one-third vacation bonus. These are typical values, not legal advice.

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