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YipitData, a market research and analytics firm, is seeking a Web Automation Specialist to join their Data Solutions team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, refactoring, and maintaining web scrapers that power critical reports across the organization. This role requires strong technical skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Refactor and maintain web scrapers to improve reliability and efficiency.
- Implement advanced scraping techniques to avoid detection and blocking.
- Collaborate with analysts and stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure data quality.
- Monitor and troubleshoot scraper performance, identifying and addressing failures.
- Propose new tooling and methodologies to enhance scraping capabilities.
Requirements:
- Effective communication in English.
- 4+ years of experience with web scraping frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, or Puppeteer).
- Strong understanding of HTTP, RESTful APIs, HTML parsing, browser rendering, and TLS/SSL mechanics.
- Expertise in advanced fingerprinting and evasion strategies.
- Experience managing cookies, headers, session states, and proxy rotations.
- Experience with logging, metrics, and alerting.
- Troubleshooting skills to optimize scraper performance.
What YipitData Offers:
- Comprehensive benefits and perks.
- Competitive salary.
- Vacation time and parental leave.
- Team events and learning reimbursement.
- Environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust.
YipitData (Alternative)
YipitData is a market-leading data and analytics firm, analyzing billions of data points daily to deliver detailed insights across diverse industries like consumer brands, technology, and healthcare. Utilizing proprietary technology, they identify, license, clean, and analyze crucial data for global investment funds and corporations. A fast-growing company with a people-first culture, YipitData is backed by The Carlyle Group and Norwest Venture Partners. With a global presence spanning multiple offices in North America and Asia, they continue to expand their reach and impact in global markets.