Remote Proxy Network Architect — Build from Scratch

SearchApi; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Equity share

Profit sharing

Job summary

SearchApi is seeking an engineer to build proxy infrastructure from the ground up. You will handle residential, mobile, datacenter, and ISP proxies, with IP rotation, session management, and intelligent routing.

The role focuses on high-performance, low-latency proxy systems and geo-targeting across global networks. You will define architecture with no legacy to work around, work remotely, and own critical components from design to deployment.

Qualifications

• Built proxy or networking infrastructure from scratch.
• Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 protocols.
• Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• TCP/UDP programming at socket level.

Responsibilities

• Build proxy infrastructure from scratch with core systems.
• Design and implement rotation systems and session management.
• Manage IP reputation and quality across pools.
• Build bandwidth reporting and metering.
• Write reverse proxy systems optimized for the use case.
• Handle multiple proxy types: residential, mobile, datacenter, ISP.
• Implement geo-targeting and ASN-level targeting.
• Optimize for latency and throughput.
• Work with networking fundamentals: routing, DNS, TCP/UDP tuning.

Skills

Deep networking

Protocol expertise

Reverse proxy from scratch

Performance optimization

IP rotation and session management

Geo-targeting

Linux networking

Self-directed

Technical writing

Education

BSc or higher in CS or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Job description

SearchApi is seeking an engineer to build proxy infrastructure from the ground up. You will handle residential, mobile, datacenter, and ISP proxies, with IP rotation, session management, and intelligent routing.

The role focuses on high-performance, low-latency proxy systems and geo-targeting across global networks. You will define architecture with no legacy to work around, work remotely, and own critical components from design to deployment.