Michael Ruiz Consulting is a specialized QA recruiting partner with over 10 years of experience in software quality. I help engineering leaders hire QA engineers, SDETs, and QA leaders who raise the bar on quality and ship with confidence.
Dedicated QA recruiting services designed for engineering and product leaders who want stronger testing, fewer bugs in production, and smoother releases.
I'm Michael Ruiz, founder of Michael Ruiz Consulting. With over 10 years in software quality and recruiting, I help engineering and product leaders build QA teams that prevent bugs, protect customers, and move faster with confidence.
QA roles and skill sets I specialize in:
A snapshot of how Michael Ruiz Consulting has partnered with engineering leaders to strengthen quality, reduce production issues, and accelerate delivery through better QA talent.
A few words from leaders who partnered with Michael Ruiz Consulting to build or strengthen their QA teams.
"Michael quickly understood what we needed in a senior QA engineer—someone who could own automation, coach the team, and work well with product. Every candidate he sent was on target, and the person we hired has become a key part of our releases."
Sarah Chen
Director of Engineering
Fintech SaaS Company
"We had been trying to hire a QA lead for months. Michael helped us refine the role, design a better interview loop, and then brought us three strong candidates in a few weeks. The QA lead we hired has already improved our testing process and release quality."
James Rodriguez
VP of Product
Healthcare Platform
"As a startup making our first QA hire, we weren't sure exactly what to look for. Michael walked us through the trade-offs and introduced candidates who were comfortable with ambiguity and hands-on testing. We now have a reliable regression suite and much calmer launches."
Lisa Thompson
Co-founder
B2B SaaS Startup
"Working with Michael felt like having an embedded talent partner who actually understands QA. He gave us honest market feedback, kept communication tight, and only sent through people who fit our culture and technical bar."
Mark Williams
Head of Engineering
E-commerce Company
Every company and QA team is different. These common engagement models give us a starting point—we'll finalize details together based on your hiring goals.
Great for teams hiring one or a few QA engineers or SDETs and wanting a straightforward success-based model.
Ideal for QA managers, heads of QA, and hard-to-fill roles where you want deeper partnership and guaranteed time investment.
For organizations that expect ongoing QA hiring and want Michael embedded as a long-term recruiting and advisory partner.
Share a bit about your open QA roles, team, and release goals. I'll review and follow up within 1 business day to suggest a path forward.
