Junior Software Engineer

Stortrack; Coimbatore; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Stortrack (India) is seeking a skilled web scraping engineer to build and maintain Python-based scraping scripts using Selenium and BeautifulSoup. You will extract and transform data from multiple websites, while handling anti-bot measures and ensuring data quality.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance optimization, and independent problem-solving. You will collaborate with data analysts and database engineers to ensure high-quality data delivery for downstream analytics.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining Python-based scrapers (Selenium/BeautifulSoup).
• Ability to extract and transform large datasets across multiple websites.
• Familiarity with anti-bot/ CAPTCHAs and website restrictions handling.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain web scraping scripts using Python (Selenium, BeautifulSoup, etc.).
• Extract, clean, and transform large datasets from multiple websites.
• Handle anti-bot measures, CAPTCHAs, and website restrictions effectively.
• Optimize scraping strategies to improve performance and minimize detection risks.
• Debug and troubleshoot scraping failures and maintain system reliability.
• Collaborate with data analysts and database engineers to ensure data quality.

Skills

Python

Selenium

BeautifulSoup

Web Scraping

Data Cleaning

Troubleshooting

Independent Work

Problem Solving

Performance Optimization

Security & Anti-bot

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

BeautifulSoup

Proxy Management

Captcha Solving Tools

Browser Automation Tools

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain web scraping scripts using Python (Selenium, BeautifulSoup, etc.)


• Extract, clean, and transform large datasets from multiple websites


• Handle anti-bot measures, CAPTCHAs, and website restrictions effectively


• Optimize scraping strategies to improve performance and minimize detection risks


• Debug and troubleshoot scraping failures and maintain system reliability

Collaborate with data analysts and database engineers to ensure data quality

Preferred candidate profile

• Familiarity with proxy management, CAPTCHA-solving techniques, and browser automation tools


• Knowledge of databases (MS SQL, PostgreSQL) for storing extracted data


• Understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and HTTP protocols


• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently

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