About Us YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised 475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over 1B Every day our proprietary technology analyzes billions of alternative data points to uncover actionable insights across sectors like software AI cloud e-commerce ridesharing and payments Our data and research teams transform raw data into strategic intelligence delivering accurate timely and deeply contextualized analysis that our customers ranging from the world s top investment funds to Fortune 500 companies depend on to drive high-stakes decisions From sourcing and licensing novel datasets to rigorous analysis and expert narrative framing our teams ensure clients get not just data but clarity and confidence We operate globally with offices in the US NYC Austin Miami Mountain View APAC Hong Kong Shanghai Beijing Guangzhou Singapore and India Our award-winning people-centric culture recognized by Inc as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years emphasizes transparency ownership and continuous mastery What It s Like to Work at YipitData YipitData isn t a place for coasting it s a launchpad for ambitious impact-driven professionals From day one you ll take the lead on meaningful work accelerate your growth and gain exposure that shapes careers Why Top Talent Chooses YipitData Ownership That Matters You ll lead high-impact projects with real business outcomes Rapid Growth We compress years of learning into months Merit Over Titles Trust and responsibility are earned through execution not tenure Velocity with Purpose We move fast support each other and aim high always with purpose and intention If your ambition is matched by your work ethic and you re hungry for a place where growth impact and ownership are the norm YipitData might be the opportunity you ve been waiting for About The Role We are seeking a Web Scraping Engineer to join our growing engineering team In this hands-on role you ll take ownership of designing building and maintaining robust web scrapers that power critical reports and customer experiences across our organization You will work on complex high-impact scraping challenges and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our data ingestion processes are resilient efficient and scalable while delivering high-quality data to our products and stakeholders As Our Web Scraping Engineer You Will Refactor and Maintain Web Scrapers Overhaul existing scraping scripts to improve reliability maintainability and efficiency Implement best coding practices clean code modular architecture code reviews etc to ensure quality and sustainability Implement Advanced Scraping Techniques Utilize sophisticated fingerprinting methods cookies headers user-agent rotation proxies to avoid detection and blocking Handle dynamic content navigate complex DOM structures and manage session cookie lifecycles effectively Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams Work closely with analysts and other stakeholders to gather requirements align on targets and ensure data quality Provide support documentation and best practices to internal stakeholders to ensure effective use of our web scraped data in critical reporting workflows Monitor and Troubleshoot Develop robust monitoring solutions alerting frameworks to quickly identify and address failures Continuously evaluate scraper performance proactively diagnosing bottlenecks and scaling issues Drive Continuous Improvement Propose new tooling methodologies and technologies to enhance our scraping capabilities and processes Stay up to date with industry trends evolving bot-detection tactics and novel approaches to web data extraction This is a fully-remote opportunity based in India Standard work hours are from 11am to 8pm IST but there is flexibility here You Are Likely To Succeed If Effective communication in English with both technical and non-technical stakeholders You have a track record of mentoring engineers and managing performance in a fast-paced environment 3 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 e g browser fingerprint spoofing request signature manipulation Deep experience managing cookies headers session states and proxy rotations including the deployment of both residential and data center proxies Experience with logging metrics and alerting to ensure high availability Troubleshooting skills to optimize scraper performance for efficiency reliability and scalability What We Offer Our compensation package includes comprehensive benefits perks and a competitive salary We care about your personal life and we mean it We offer flexible work hours flexible vacation a generous 401K match parental leave team events wellness budget learning reimbursement and more Your growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you are making not by tenure unnecessary facetime or office politics Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn self-improve and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership respect and trust See more on our high-impact high-prospect work environment above We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer Job Applicant Privacy Notice
📌 Web Scraping Data Engineer (Maharashtra)
🏢 YipitData
📍 Maharashtra
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