Web Automation Engineer, Anti-Scraping

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 ☕ & 🍺 and snacks
• Free entry to the wonderful Prague Zoo
• Ping-pong, chess, PS5, lightsabers, foosball league after lunch, free Multisport card, and so on