Full-Stack Web Scraping Engineer (Contractor)

Moovsoon Inc.; A distancia; MXN 400,000 - 600,000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

A growing technology firm is seeking an experienced Full-Stack Web Scraping Engineer for a contractor position. You'll lead our data scraping operations, improve workflows, and ensure data integrity. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years in web scraping, strong skills in Python and JavaScript, and expertise with scraping frameworks like Scrapy and Selenium. This role offers competitive pay from $48 monthly, flexible remote work, and growth opportunities as our company expands.

Servicios

Competitive compensation

Flexible remote work

Opportunity for professional growth

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise-level web scraping.
• Strong expertise in multiple scraping frameworks and tools.
• Proficient in Python and JavaScript for data collection.

Responsabilidades

• Own daily data scraping operations for software products.
• Enhance existing scraping workflows for reliability.
• Automate data pipeline from scraping to storage.

Conocimientos

Enterprise-level web scraping

Python

JavaScript

Scrapy

Selenium

Proxies/IP rotation

Data cleaning and normalization

Cloud storage systems

Descripción del empleo

Full-Stack Web Scraping Engineer (Contractor)

Overview

We are a well-funded vertical software company with a fast-paced environment and a tight-knit team of four. Our product relies heavily on structured data collection of property listings and associated home services data, and we\'re bringing our scraping infrastructure completely in-house to maintain full control over our data pipeline.

Position Overview

We\'re seeking an experienced web scraping specialist to build and manage our data collection systems. This is a full-time contractor position that will report directly to the CTO while leading the data implementation team.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of our daily data scraping operations that are core to our software product
• Refine and enhance our existing scraping workflows to improve reliability and efficiency
• Implement robust data standardization processes for collected information
• Automate the pipeline from scraping to JSON formatting and S3 storage
• Document data sources and collection methodologies
• Develop monitoring systems to ensure data integrity and scraping performance
• Train and lead team members on data collection best practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve scraping issues as they arise

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience with enterprise-level web scraping
• Strong expertise in multiple scraping frameworks and tools (e.g., Scrapy, Selenium, Puppeteer)
• Advanced knowledge of proxies, IP rotation, and anti-detection techniques
• Experience handling complex websites with anti-bot measures
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, and relevant programming languages for data collection
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for site parsing
• Experience with data cleaning, normalization, and transformation
• Familiarity with cloud storage systems (particularly AWS S3)
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple scraping tasks simultaneously

Nice to Have

• Experience working with headless browsers and CAPTCHA solving
• Knowledge of legal and ethical considerations in web scraping
• Experience with distributed scraping systems
• Background in data engineering or analytics
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools
• Experience with real estate data or home services information

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Flexible remote work arrangement
• Opportunity to lead a critical function in a growing company
• Collaborative environment with direct access to leadership
• Professional growth opportunities as our data operations expand

If you have a proven track record in building and maintaining enterprise-level scraping systems, we want to hear from you!

Pay: From $48 per month

Experience

• Web Scraping: 5 years (preferred)
• Python: 5 years (preferred)
• Language
• English (required)

Location

Remote

Expected Start Date

01/04/2025