Web Scraping Engineer

Our client, a Software Engineering house, is now looking for their next Web Scraping Software Engineer to join their team. This employer has now been operational for over 20 years and have a strong team that covers both SaaS & Web Scraping projects.

The position is fully remote and is suitable for those that have experience or an interest in Web Scraping technologies.

Role: Web Scraping Engineer (Software Engineer)
Location: Fully Remote
Salary: From £35,000 and up to £40,000 per annum

Required Experience:

• Develop and Maintain Web Scrapers: Write, test, and maintain high-quality code for new web scrapers to extract data from target websites. Ensure these scrapers meet functional and technical requirements.
• Support Data Acquisition Operations: Collaborate with the team to maintain data acquisition operations, adhering to SLAs. This includes fixing broken scrapers (e.g., due to website changes) and resolving data quality issues.
• Test and Debug: Write and execute tests for code, troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and issues.
• Code Review and Documentation: Participate in code reviews and create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code.
• Optimize and Analyze: Continuously improve scrapers for better performance, reliability, and accuracy. Analyze scraped data to ensure completeness and accuracy.

Required Skills:

• PHP
• Web scraping
• Webdriver/Chromedriver
• Guzzle

For further information on the role please apply, should you be suitable, one of our team will be in touch.