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Senior Python Scraping Engineer

Harnham

Glasgow

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 70,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

A leading AI-focused data firm is seeking a Senior Python Scraping Engineer to design and maintain large-scale web scrapers. You will tackle advanced anti-bot systems and collaborate closely with data engineers. Ideal candidates have strong Python scraping experience and deep knowledge of anti-bot detection. This fully remote position offers a salary between £60,000 and £70,000, along with the opportunity to work with an innovative data team.

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in production, large-scale Python scraping.
  • Deep knowledge of anti-bot detection and browser fingerprinting.
  • Hands-on with browser automation tools like Playwright or Selenium.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain large-scale production web scrapers.
  • Tackle advanced anti-bot and detection systems.
  • Collaborate with data engineers and AI teams.

Skills

Python-based scraping experience
Anti-bot detection & evasion
Browser fingerprinting
CAPTCHA solving
Proxy and IP management
HTTP protocols and browser networking
Browser automation tools
Job description

Senior Python Scraping Engineer

Location: Fully remote

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000

The Opportunity

I'm looking for a Python Scraping Engineer to join a growing AI-focused data team.

What You’ll Do
  • Design, build, and maintain large-scale production web scrapers
  • Tackle advanced anti-bot and detection systems
  • Work with browser automation and dynamic, JavaScript-heavy sites
  • Improve scraper reliability, throughput, and data quality
  • Collaborate closely with data engineers and AI teams to ensure scraped data is trusted and usable
What We’re Looking For
  • Strong Python-based scraping experience (production, large-scale)
  • Deep knowledge of:
  • Anti-bot detection & evasion
  • Browser fingerprinting
  • CAPTCHA solving
  • Proxy and IP management
  • HTTP protocols and browser networking
  • Hands-on experience with browser automation tools (e.g. Playwright, Selenium, Puppeteer)
  • Comfortable debugging complex scraping failures at scale
Tech Preferences
  • Python (preferred)
Interview Process
  1. CTO interview
  2. Meet the team
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