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Software Engineer - Web Scraping - Remote

Posted 5 days ago
Software Development
Full Time
Brazil

Overview

We’re looking for engineers of all levels with a passion for web scraping, browser automation, concurrency, infrastructure, or full-stack development. If you’re not sure you fit exactly—apply anyway. We value problem solvers above all.

In Short

  • Build and maintain large-scale scraping systems.
  • Add new search engines and enhance existing parsers.
  • Improve browser automation and concurrency.
  • Expand open-source integrations.
  • Improve docs, landing pages, and developer experience.
  • Own projects end-to-end and collaborate asynchronously.
  • Lead technical design and mentor others (for senior engineers).
  • Optimize performance and scalability (for senior engineers).
  • Solve complex anti-bot and automation challenges (for senior engineers).
  • Enhance observability and analytics across APIs (for senior engineers).

Requirements

  • Passionate about Ruby & Rails.
  • Understand web fundamentals (HTTP, TLS, CSS selectors, XPath, JavaScript).
  • Experience in scraping, browser automation, or data extraction.
  • Clear written communicator.
  • Self-driven and thrives in remote, async teams.
  • Fluent in English (written & spoken).
  • Bonus points for experience with anti-bot tools (Cloudflare, Akamai, DataDome).
  • Bonus points for familiarity with Wireshark, Burp Suite, or Proxyman.
  • Bonus points for expertise in Playwright or Puppeteer.
  • Bonus points for Terraform + AWS knowledge.
  • Bonus points for experience handling high-volume data pipelines.

Benefits

  • Fully Remote
  • Local average salary + 20%
  • Equity and profit share
  • Broad SaaS experience across stack
  • Annual team retreats (last one in Spain)
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SearchApi

SearchApi is a dynamic and innovative company specializing in real-time search engine data delivery through its SERP API. The company aggregates structured data from major platforms like Google, Bing, Baidu, YouTube, and Amazon, catering to a variety of user needs. With a small, agile, and highly technical team, SearchApi emphasizes ownership and accountability, encouraging team members to shape project directions and engage with users. The company employs a modern tech stack, including Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and AWS, and fosters a collaborative environment utilizing tools like GitHub and Slack. SearchApi is committed to continuous improvement and community engagement, making it an exciting place for engineers of all skill levels.

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