Automation Engineer: AI-Powered Web Scraping & Dataflows

87seconds Group; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid setup

Competitive salary

Shift incentive

Health insurance

Job summary

Datawords Philippines is hiring an Automation Engineer to join the Development Team and work with PH and Paris colleagues to deliver automated data workflows. You will develop web scraping solutions using Python tools, build scalable systems for retailer monitoring, and convert prototypes into production-ready applications.

The role requires experience in Selenium, Playwright, and web scraping, plus strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
• Experience in Selenium automation, Playwright and web scraping.
• Has experience handling responsive & e-commerce websites.
• Knowledge of Python, PHP, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
• Understanding of HTML, CSS and dynamic web elements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple automation tasks independently.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong experience in automation development using Selenium, Python, PHP, and/or JavaScript, including web scraping and workflow automation solutions.
• Proven ability to analyze, optimize, and automate business processes, leveraging AI-assisted automation technologies to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Hands-on experience with computer vision, debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving complex technical challenges in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize web scraping and automation solutions using Python tools such as Playwright, Selenium, BeautifulSoup, and Pandas.
• Build scalable scraping systems for retailer and product monitoring, ensuring high data accuracy, reliability, and coverage.
• Extract, validate, and monitor product and model data, including automated screenshot capturing across web pages.
• Convert scripts and prototypes into robust, production-ready applications.
• Design, integrate, and maintain APIs, webhooks, and third-party services to support data workflows and system connectivity.
• Develop backend services using PHP and create responsive front-end interfaces using Vue.js and React.js, styled with HTML5, SASS, Bootstrap, and Tailwind CSS.
• Support AI-driven automation and contribute to workflow optimization initiatives.
• Troubleshoot issues, debug errors, and continuously improve system performance and scraping reliability.
• Document technical processes, automation workflows, and system changes for maintainability and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance automation efficiency and deliver project requirements.
• Provide regular updates, including daily reports, and actively manage tasks using tracking and bug-reporting tools (e.g., JIRA, Slack).
• Maintain and update internal trackers such as ticket statuses and project requirements.
• Participate in training, team meetings, and urgent discussions as required.

Skills

Python

Selenium

Playwright

BeautifulSoup

Pandas

PHP

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

API integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Git

JIRA

Job description

Datawords Philippines is hiring an Automation Engineer to join the Development Team and work with PH and Paris colleagues to deliver automated data workflows. You will develop web scraping solutions using Python tools, build scalable systems for retailer monitoring, and convert prototypes into production-ready applications.

The role requires experience in Selenium, Playwright, and web scraping, plus strong problem-solving abilities.