Data Scraping - Python

New Era Solutions; Mumbai; On-site; INR 8,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global quantitative investment firm in Mumbai is seeking a Data Scraping Specialist to develop tools for dataset creation. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in web scraping and strong Python skills. The role involves monitoring data processes and supporting users in research and trading. This position offers an opportunity to work autonomously within a collaborative global team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in web scraping.
• Ability to communicate user needs effectively.
• Autonomous working style within a global team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web scraping tools for datasets.
• Integrate datasets from various providers.
• Monitor data fetching processes and health.

Skills

Web scraping

Python

Advanced English communication

Data management

Software engineering best practices

Job description

Data Scraping Specialist

Overview

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

• Your core objective is to develop and maintain web scraping tools to build datasets for research and trading
• Contributing to integrate datasets from internal or external providers
• Manage the multiple and extensive dataset used in the QRT research and trading platform
• Monitoring fetching processes and data health
• Supporting users (Quants & Traders)

Your present skillset

• 4+ years’ experience in web scraping
• Advanced English, both written and verbal communication skills
• Polyglot developer, Python coding is important
• Software engineering best practices
• Ability to communicate and understand user needs
• Structured and unstructured data management expertise is a plus
• Knowledge of the financial data of equity/derivatives is a plus
• Intellectual curiosity to learn new technologies
• Capacity to work with autonomy within a global team
• Python and data structures