Reviewed by Dr. Dmytro Nasyrov, Founder and CTO
QA and Testing Services
Pharos Production delivers comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) and Software Testing services that catch defects before your users do.
- 90+ engineers
- 28 industries
- 13+ years in business
Aligned with these frameworks. Audit reports and certifications available on request.
Key takeaways: QA and Testing 5
Professional QA catches defects before your users do and reduces post-release bug costs by up to 10x. Here is what to expect from a structured testing engagement.
- Automate Regression Tests First Start by automating your most frequently run regression tests - this alone reduces manual testing time by 60-70% and catches regressions within minutes instead of days.
- Target 80%+ Test Coverage Projects with 80%+ automated test coverage release 2-3x faster with 50% fewer production bugs compared to projects relying primarily on manual QA.
- Load Test Before Every Launch Performance testing should simulate 2-3x your expected peak load - production failures from untested traffic spikes cost 10-50x more than pre-launch load testing.
- Budget $5K-$15K per Month A dedicated QA engineer embedded in your team costs $5,000-$8,000 per month. Full QA teams (manual + automation + performance) range from $10,000-$15,000 per month.
- Integrate QA into CI/CD Automated tests running in CI/CD pipelines catch 90% of regressions before code reaches staging - shifting quality left saves weeks of manual testing per release.
Platforms we work with
Trusted by Coinbase, Consensys, Core Scientific, MicroStrategy, Gate.io and 10+ more Web3 and enterprise platforms
16+ partnersOur 16 technology partners include:
- Consensys
- Gate Io
- Coinbase
- Ludo
- Core Scientific
- Debut Infotech
- Axoni
- Alchemy
- Starkware
- Mara Holdings
- MicroStrategy
- Nubank
- Okx
- Uniswap
- Riot
- Leeway Hertz
- Consensys
- Gate Io
- Coinbase
- Ludo
- Core Scientific
- Debut Infotech
- Axoni
- Alchemy
- Starkware
- Mara Holdings
- MicroStrategy
- Nubank
- Okx
- Uniswap
- Riot
- Leeway Hertz
About the founder and CTO
Founder and CTO Pharos Production
I design and build reliable software solutions - from lightweight apps to high-load distributed systems and blockchain platforms.
PhD in Artificial Intelligence, MSc in Computer Science (with honors), MSc in Electronics & Precision Mechanics.
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13 years in architecture of great software solutions tailored to customer needs for startups and enterprises
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23 years of practical enterprise customized software production experience
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Lecturer at the National Kyiv Polytechnic University
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Doctor of Philosophy in Artificial Intelligence
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Master’s degree in Computer Science, completed with excellence
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Master’s degree in Electronics and precision mechanics engineering
Choose your cooperation model
Pharos Production offers three project models, MVP, Full-fledged Production and Full-cycle Development, priced from $10,000 to $80,000. An MVP prototype takes about 3 months.
Core software architecture, initial UI/UX, working prototype in 3 months
Software architecture, UI/UX, customized software development, manual and automated testing, cloud deployment
Comprehensive software architecture and documentation, UI/UX design layouts, UI kit, clickable prototypes, cloud deployment, continuous integration, as well as automated monitoring and notifications.
Prices vary based on project scope, complexity, timeline and requirements. Hourly rates range from $35 to $75 depending on role and seniority. Contact us for a personalized estimate.
Interaction models for staff augmentation, dedicated teams and outsourcing
Request staff augmentation
Need extra hands on your software project? Our developers can jump in at any stage - from architecture to auditing - and integrate seamlessly with your team to fill any technical gaps.
Hire dedicated experts
Whether you’re building from scratch or scaling fast, our engineers are ready to step in. You stay in control, and we handle the code.
Outsource your project
From first line to final audit, we handle the entire development process. We will deliver secure, production-ready software, while you can focus on your business.
| Model | Best for | Team setup | Budget range |
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| Staff Augmentation | Existing teams needing extra engineers at any project stage | 1-2 weeks | From $5,000/month |
| Dedicated Team Popular | Long-term projects requiring full ownership and control | 2-4 weeks | From $15,000/month |
| Project Outsourcing | Full-cycle development from idea to production launch | 1-2 weeks | $10,000-$80,000+ |
Technologies, tools and frameworks we use
Our engineers work with 187+ technologies across blockchain, backend, frontend, mobile and DevOps - chosen for production reliability and performance.
Our engineers work with 187+ technologies across 10 categories: Frameworks, AI, Blockchains, DevOps, Clouds, Databases, Brokers, Tests, Programming, UI/UX.
- Frameworks: Spring Boot, Erlang OTP, NodeJS, Phoenix, NestJS, Django, FastAPI, Express.js, React, Next.JS, Svelte, Angular, Vue.js, Remix, Astro, Nuxt.js, iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, Capacitors, Ionic, Swift, Kotlin, Java, Dart
- AI: OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Meta Llama, Mistral AI, Cohere, Ollama, xAI Grok, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Hugging Face, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, LlamaIndex, Keras, XGBoost, LightGBM, OpenCV, spaCy, ONNX Runtime, Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Chroma, pgvector, Milvus, FAISS, MLflow, Weights & Biases, DVC, Kubeflow, AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, Google Vertex AI, NVIDIA Triton, Airflow, Ray Serve, vLLM, OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude MCP, Semantic Kernel, Haystack
- Blockchains: Ethereum, TON, Corda, Tron, Hedera, Stellar, Consensys GoQuorum, Solana, Arbitrum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Sei, Celo, Hyperledger, MultiversX, IOTA, Polkadot, Aptos, Neo, Flow, Algorand, Avalanche, EOS, Optimism, Polygon, Cosmos, Sui, Tezos, Ontology, Fantom, NEAR Protocol, VeChain, Base, IPFS, Amazon Managed Blockchain, Amazon QLDB, IBM Blockchain, Oracle Blockchain
- DevOps: Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Ansible, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Pulumi, Datadog, New Relic, Vault
- Clouds: Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, Vercel, DigitalOcean
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL MariaDB, Redis, Cassandra, Neo4J, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Solr, Ignite, ClickHouse, TimescaleDB, DynamoDB, Supabase, CockroachDB, ScyllaDB
- Brokers: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Flink, Apache Pulsar, Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, NATS
- Tests: Postman, Appium, Cucumber, Selenium, JMeter, Cypress
- Programming: Solidity, FunC, Rust, GoLang, Elixir, Erlang, C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Scala, Python, C#, .NET, PHP, Ruby, Dart, SQL
- UI/UX: Figma, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch, Miro, Marvel, Balsamiq, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, After Effects, Corel Draw
AI and Machine Learning
LLM Providers 8
AI Frameworks 15
Vector Databases 7
MLOps and Infrastructure 11
AI Agent Tools 4
Blockchains
Private and Public Blockchains 33
Cloud Blockchain Solutions 4
DevOps
DevOps Tools 15
Clouds
Clouds 6
Databases
Databases 15
Brokers
Event and Message Brokers 7
Tests
Test Automation Tools 6
UI/UX
UI/UX Design Tools 12
Partnerships and awards
Recognized on Clutch, GoodFirms and The Manifest for software engineering excellence
An approach to the development cycle
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Team Assembly
Our company starts and assembles an entire project specialists with the perfect blend of skills and experience to start the work.
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MVP
We’ll design, build and launch your MVP, ensuring it meets the core requirements of your software solution.
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Production
We’ll create a complete software solution that is custom-made to meet your exact specifications.
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Ongoing
Continuous Support
Our company will be right there with you, keeping your software solution running smoothly, fixing issues and rolling out updates.
QA and Testing Services Glossary 7
- Test Pyramid
- A layered QA strategy that prioritizes a large base of fast unit tests, a mid-layer of service-level API tests and a smaller top layer of slower end-to-end UI tests to keep feedback loops short.
- Flaky Test
- An automated test that produces inconsistent pass or fail results across identical builds, usually caused by timing dependencies, shared test state or non-deterministic external calls that must be mocked or quarantined.
- Visual Regression Testing
- A technique that captures pixel-level screenshots of UI components after each build and diffs them against baseline images to detect unintended layout or style changes without manual inspection.
- Contract Testing
- An approach where the consumer of an API specifies an expected response contract (using tools like Pact) and the provider is verified independently against that contract, catching integration breaks before end-to-end tests run.
- Shift-Left Security Testing
- The practice of running SAST scanners, dependency audits and secret-detection checks inside the CI pipeline at the earliest possible stage rather than waiting for a dedicated security review phase.
- Performance Baseline
- A recorded set of latency, throughput and error-rate metrics captured under a fixed load profile that future builds are automatically compared against to detect performance regressions before production.
- Headless Browser Testing
- Automated UI tests executed by a browser engine (Chromium via Playwright or Cypress) without rendering a visible window, enabling fast parallel test runs on CI infrastructure without a display server.
Frequently asked questions about QA and Testing Services
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A dedicated QA engineer costs $5,000-$8,000 per month. Automated test suite development (framework setup, test creation, CI/CD integration) ranges from $20,000-$60,000 as a one-time project.
Independent QA audits for release validation start at $10,000 per engagement. Performance and security testing packages range from $15,000-$40,000.
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Test framework setup and initial suite creation takes 3-4 weeks. Comprehensive test coverage (unit, integration, E2E, API tests) for an existing application typically requires 6-10 weeks.
After the initial setup, ongoing test maintenance and expansion is handled by a dedicated QA engineer as part of your development sprints.
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We use Selenium and Playwright for web E2E testing, Cypress for component and integration testing, Appium for mobile testing, Jest and Vitest for unit testing, k6 and Artillery for load testing and OWASP ZAP for security testing. Tool selection depends on your tech stack, existing test infrastructure and team expertise.
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We follow a risk-based testing approach: identify critical user paths, prioritize test coverage by business impact, automate regression suites, integrate into CI/CD and continuously expand coverage. Every sprint includes test planning, execution, defect triage and coverage reporting.
We use Jira and TestRail for test management.
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Both. Dedicated QA teams work as an extension of your development process - attending standups, writing tests during sprints and managing test infrastructure.
Independent QA audits are one-time engagements where we review your application, execute comprehensive test plans and deliver a detailed quality report with prioritized findings.
Your business results matter
Achieve them with minimized risk through our bespoke innovation capabilities
What happens next?
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Contact us
Contact us today to discuss your project. We’re ready to review your request promptly and guide you on the best next steps for collaboration
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NDA
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Plan the Goals
After we chat about your goals and needs, we’ll craft a comprehensive proposal detailing the project scope, team, timeline and budget
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Finalize the Details
Let’s connect on Google Meet to go through the proposal and confirm all the details together!
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Sign the Contract
As soon as the contract is signed, our dedicated team will jump into action on your project!
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Our offices
Headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada. Engineering office in Kyiv, Ukraine.
We also work with clients through dedicated local teams in Las Vegas, New York and San Francisco.