Junior Web Crawling Engineer

Junior Web Crawling Engineer

About Forage AI

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance existing web scraping and data crawling projects.
• Develop and refine crawlers using Python-based tools and frameworks.
• Utilize browser automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Selenium) to handle dynamic content.
• Clean, validate, and integrate extracted data into downstream storage systems.
• Implement and manage solutions for anti-bot measures (CAPTCHAs, IP rotation, etc.).
• Optimize crawling efficiency and ensure compliance with web crawling best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve data acquisition strategies.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python and 2 years of work experience of web scraping frameworks (especially Scrapy).
• Strong knowledge of browser automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium.
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and selector languages (XPath/CSS).
• Experience in handling anti-scraping challenges and ensuring robust data extraction.
• Familiarity with distributed scraping techniques and data pipelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize web crawlers for performance and reliability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.

Other Infrastructure Requirements

Since this is a completely work-from-home position, you will also require the following -

? High-speed internet connectivity for video calls and efficient work.

? Capable business-grade computer (e.g., modern processor, 8 GB+ of RAM, and

no other obstacles to interrupted, efficient work).

? Headphones with clear audio quality.

? Stable power connection and backups in case of internet/power failure.