Adthena · 6 days ago
Python Scraping Engineer (EU Applicants Only)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelAdthena is an award-winning search intelligence platform that utilizes patented AI technology to provide insights into the paid search market. They are looking for a Python Scraping Engineer to design and maintain large-scale web scraping systems focused on Google and similar environments, ensuring the delivery of accurate and reliable data at scale.
Business IntelligenceInternetMachine LearningSearch Engine
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design and maintain large-scale Python scraping systems that operate reliably against Google and other highly defended websites
Build scrapers for dynamic, JavaScript-heavy pages using browser automation and hybrid approaches
Continuously adapt to changes in page structure, request flows, and anti-automation mechanisms
Engineer robust extraction pipelines that prioritise data accuracy, consistency, and observability
Implement proxy, fingerprinting, and request-routing strategies to maximise stability and throughput
Monitor scrape health, detect failures early, and rapidly debug production issues
Optimise performance, cost, and latency across scraping infrastructure
Work closely with data engineers, data scientists, and product teams to ensure scraped data is usable and trusted
Document scraping logic and operational runbooks for long-term maintainability
Qualification
Required
Strong professional experience with Python, including production-grade scraping systems
Deep hands-on experience scraping Google or similarly protected platforms
Solid understanding of HTTP, TLS, cookies, headers, redirects, and browser networking behaviour
Experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Puppeteer, or equivalent browser automation frameworks
Strong knowledge of HTML parsing, DOM traversal, and data extraction techniques
Experience handling rate limiting, CAPTCHA, IP rotation, and bot detection systems
Comfortable working with asynchronous and concurrent scraping architectures
Experience running scrapers at scale in cloud environments
Strong debugging skills and ability to reason about complex failure modes
Experience with headless browser fingerprinting and anti-bot evasion techniques
Preferred
Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration, such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with distributed task systems and job queues
Background in data quality monitoring and anomaly detection
Experience working with search, advertising, or competitive intelligence data
Benefits
Stock Options: Our employees do incredible work, so as we grow, everyone shares the rewards.
Trust-Based Vacation: Take as much time off as you need, when you need it.
Remote-First: 52% of Adthenian’s work fully remote, with others choosing Hybrid Work at our 3 Geohubs (London, Austin, Sydney).
Flexible Work: Work how and where you do your best, with full autonomy over your day.
Career Growth: Bespoke training and career development via "Sherpa plans” to guide your growth.
Monthly Hackdays & Training Days
Family Care Package: Up to 6 months fully paid maternity leave, and 2 months paternity leave.
Home Office Stipend: $200 for your ideal remote setup.
Swag Welcome Gift: $70 credit to grab some merch.
Birthday Day Off: Celebrate your special day.
Regular Socials: Summer & Christmas parties, annual and quarterly offsites, monthly meet-ups.
Volunteer Days: Make a difference with paid volunteer time each quarter.
Company
Adthena
Adthena is a competitive intelligence solution for search marketers.
Founded in 2012
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$36.6MKey Investors
Espresso CapitalCIBCUpdata Partners
2022-02-10Debt Financing· $13.5M
2019-09-25Series Unknown· $5M
2019-03-13Series A· $14M
Leadership Team
Paul Felby
CTO / CPO
Will Richards
COO
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