Web Scraping Engineer

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