QA jobs in Poznan, Poland
Poznan is a tier b hub in Poland. It has 8 open QA roles, and Poland has 200 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is Warsaw with 88 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about PLN 170k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.
Index vs Warsaw = 100. 12% below Warsaw. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Poznan
8 roles based in Poznan, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
QA Consultant
Data Tester
QA Automation Engineer - Freelance
Senior Localization Tester
Senior QA Consultant
Manualny Tester / Testerka Aplikacji Internetowych
What is hiring in Poznan
Share of the 8 listings in Poznan.
- Manual QA Tester5 62%
- Data / ETL QA Engineer1 12%
- QA Automation Engineer1 12%
- Localization QA Tester1 12%
Pay in Poznan
Mid-level gross pay in PLN, from the Poland median with a pay index of 88.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | PLN 95k | PLN 120k | PLN 140k |
| QA Automation Engineer | PLN 140k | PLN 170k | PLN 210k |
| SDET | PLN 150k | PLN 180k | PLN 230k |
| QA Lead / Manager | PLN 130k | PLN 150k | PLN 190k |
Country figures: Poland salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Poland.
Working hours from Poznan
Poznan is on UTC+2 (CEST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 8 h with Central Europe (09:00-17:00 local), 2 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe.
Poznan changes its clocks: UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Today it is on UTC+2 (CEST). 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.
Poznan as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Poznan has about 536,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 5th largest of the 9 Poland cities we list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in Poland hire QA mostly in SaaS, AI / ML, Gaming. Listings name Jira, Playwright, Postman most often. 63 of 200 Poland roles are remote, against 25% of the listings based in Poznan.
A large nearshore QA market with delivery centres and product companies in Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, Gdansk and Poznan.
Hiring in Poland
- Contracts
- Employment contract (UoP), B2B contract (own company), Civil-law contract (limited use)
- Notice
- Statutory notice is two weeks, one month or three months depending on tenure.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is 20 days, rising to 26 days after ten years of work or study credited.
- Working week
- 40 hours, eight a day.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Poland. Flex work from Poland is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Poznan: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Poznan.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median PLN 120k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median PLN 180k
SDET
Mid-level median PLN 200k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median PLN 170k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median PLN 160k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median PLN 220k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median PLN 280k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median PLN 100k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median PLN 150k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median PLN 140k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median PLN 150k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median PLN 73k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median PLN 160k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median PLN 220k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median PLN 140k
QA jobs in Poznan: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Poznan?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Poznan earns about PLN 170k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of PLN 140k to PLN 210k. Junior roles start near PLN 130k and senior roles reach PLN 220k. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the Poland median.
How many QA jobs are open in Poznan?
Poznan has 8 open QA roles today, 2 of them remote, and Poland has 200 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Poznan have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Poznan (UTC+2 (CEST)), the overlap is 2 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe. Poznan changes its clocks: UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Today it is on UTC+2 (CEST).
What does it cost to live in Poznan compared with Warsaw?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Poznan is 86 against Warsaw at 100, and the pay index is 88. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in Poland?
In Poland listings, the most common industries are SaaS, AI / ML, Gaming. The tools named most often are Jira, Playwright, Postman.
How big is Poznan and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Poznan has about 536,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 5th largest of the 9 Poland cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 8 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 Poland?
Statutory notice is two weeks, one month or three months depending on tenure. Statutory minimum is 20 days, rising to 26 days after ten years of work or study credited. These are typical values, not legal advice.