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Web Scraping Engineer - Global Team (India)

YipitData
Location
India Remote
Posted
26 days ago
Department
Engineering - Data Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 3+ years of experience with web scraping frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, or Puppeteer)
  • Strong understanding of HTTP, RESTful APIs, HTML parsing, browser rendering, and TLS/SSL mechanics
  • Expertise in advanced fingerprinting and evasion strategies (e.g., browser fingerprint spoofing, request signature manipulation)
  • Deep experience managing cookies, headers, session states, and proxy rotations, including the deployment of both residential and data center proxies
  • Experience with logging, metrics, and alerting to ensure high availability
  • Troubleshooting skills to optimize scraper performance for efficiency, reliability, and scalability
What the job really is

As a Web Scraping Engineer at YipitData, you will design, build, and maintain web scrapers that support critical reports and customer experiences. Your role involves tackling complex scraping challenges, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the efficiency and reliability of data ingestion processes. You will also implement advanced scraping techniques and continuously improve scraping capabilities.

Benefits
  • Vacation time
  • Parental leave
  • Team events
  • Learning reimbursement
  • Comprehensive benefits and perks
  • Competitive salary
Things to weigh
  • Fully remote position with standard work hours from 11am to 8pm IST, but flexibility is mentioned
  • High impact role with significant input on strategies and processes
  • Focus on continuous improvement and staying updated with industry trends
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