Job Description

Posted 3 weeks ago

Senior Web Scraping Engineer

£50,000-£70,000 * Fully Remote (Quarterly London Travel)

Are you an expert-level scraper who understands Google at scale better than most people understand their morning coffee? We're hiring a Senior Web Scraping Engineer to build, optimise, and scale our high‑volume data acquisition systems – with a core focus on Google scraping, bot detection evasion, and high‑performance infrastructure.

This is a brand‑new role with huge influence and autonomy.

Why This Role Matters

We operate at serious scale think 10+ million Google requests per day and we need someone who's been in the trenches of distributed scraping, anti‑bot avoidance, and fingerprinting.
If you've only done general-purpose web scraping, this role will not be a fit.
We're looking for a genuine specialist.

What You'll Be Doing

Designing and scaling large‑volume Google scraping pipelines
Implementing advanced strategies for:
Bot detection avoidance
Fingerprinting and browser emulation
Anti‑bot system navigation
Captcha detection & solving
Building resilient, automated scraping systems using Python or Java
Ensuring reliability and efficiency across millions of daily requests
Working cross‑functionally to understand data needs and deliver clean, structured output

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

Expert-level scraping with Python or Java
Direct experience scraping Google at scale
Proven background in:
Anti‑bot systems
Fingerprinting
Captcha handling
Distributed scraping architecture
High‑volume request handling (10M+ per day)

Key Competency

Deep understanding of bot detection and how to defeat it

Soft Skills

Excellent communicator
Clear documentation skills
Ability to explain complex technical decisions simply

Role Details

Salary: £50k-£70k
Location: 100% remote (UK-based), with travel to London once every 3 months
Interview Process: Maximum of two stages, often completed on the same day
Technical Test: May be included as part of interview
Start Date: This is a brand-new role with immediate impact