Remote Web Automation Engineer, Anti-Scraping

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Apify

πŸ’΅ $60k-$120k
πŸ“Remote - Worldwide

Job highlights

Summary

Join Apify's mission to make the web more programmable by working on open-source tooling as part of one of their five product teams. The team focuses on researching and implementing new libraries or internal services to overcome anti-scraping services, utilizing proxy services, browser fingerprinting methods, human-like browser interaction, session management, and others.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of industry experience in Python or Node.js/TypeScript development
  • Prior experience in web scraping or web automation
  • Ability to solve unique, unprecedented challenges
  • Knowledge of how the web works, from HTTP protocol up to modern browser APIs to draw an SVG
  • Experience in open-source development is a plus
  • Experiment-driven and collaborative mindset
  • Good communication skills in English

Responsibilities

  • Research existing anti-scraping services
  • Implement new open-source libraries or internal services to overcome anti-scraping services
  • Utilize various proxy services, browser fingerprinting methods, human-like browser interaction, session management, and others

Benefits

  • Space, support, and autonomy for personal growth, with a direct impact on our success
  • Full-time position in Prague at our office located in Lucerna Palace, Prague, or Impact Hub Brno
  • Option to work remotely
  • Flexible working hours (perfect for both night owls and early birds)
  • Zero bullshit policy – No Jira, no Okta, no Confluence, no Certified ScrumMasters, no quarterly estimates
  • Nobody counts holidays as long as the work gets done
  • Stock options and profit sharing
  • We welcome pets, kids, and bikes at the office
  • Epic team buildings and offsites with biking, canoeing, and other adventures
  • Solid education and training budget, conference tickets, internal 'Eat & Learn' sessions, and the possibility to work across teams
  • Generous hardware budget
  • Free lunches every day
  • Unlimited supply of β˜• & 🍺 and snacks
  • Free entry to the wonderful Prague Zoo
  • Ping-pong, chess, PS5, lightsabers, foosball league after lunch, free Multisport card, and so on

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