Job Description

Software Engineer, Pune
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Mid Software Engineer based in Pune/Chennai. In this role, you will take end-to-end ownership of scalable backend architectures, web scraping pipelines, and core web applications. You will balance data extraction engineering with robust backend development using Python, PHP and PostgreSQL. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love solving complex data challenges, this role is for you.
Responsibilities
Data Extraction & Web Scraping
• Build scalable web crawlers to harvest structured and unstructured web data using custom and enterprise frameworks.
• Manage dynamic content extraction using advanced browser automation tools for JavaScript-heavy, AJAX, and infinite-scroll sites.
• Optimize crawling performance through concurrent execution, asynchronous programming, and container multi-threading.

Backend & Application Engineering
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend microservices using Python and PHP.




• Build web applications and custom internal tools using the PHP CodeIgniter framework.
• Design Python based RESTful APIs to ensure seamless data integration across cross-functional platforms.

Database Management & Operations
• Write efficient, optimized SQL queries and manage schema design within PostgreSQL.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex production issues to maintain system stability.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, DevOps, and other engineering units.

Qualifications

• Must Have Experience: 3+ years of qualified software engineering experience.
• Web Scraping: Deep proficiency with Python parsing packages (Scrapy, BeautifulSoup, LXML, Requests).
• Browser Automation: Hands-on experience handling browser execution via Selenium, Playwright, or Pyppeteer.
• PHP: Strong development experience in PHP and the CodeIgniter framework.
• Database: Solid understanding of PostgreSQL database schema design, query

📌 Backend Engineer with Python, PHP along with web scraping (Pune)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Pune