Web Scraper

Job Title: Web Scraper Job Type: Contractor (Part-time) Location: Remote Job Summary: Join our customer’s team as a Web Scraper, where you’ll leverage your expertise to extract, process, and analyze data from diverse online sources. In this expert-level role, you’ll collaborate closely with other specialists to deliver clean, reliable data solutions that power critical decision-making. You will play a key role in ensuring data integrity while working in a dynamic remote environment. Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust web scraping scripts and applications
• Perform data extraction from multiple websites, handling both static and dynamic content
• Clean, validate, and structure large volumes of scraped data for further analysis
• Monitor scraping pipelines for data quality and troubleshoot scraping failures
• Implement solutions to bypass anti-scraping mechanisms and maintain scraping effectiveness
• Collaborate with customer’s team members to define data requirements and deliverables
• Document scraping processes and maintain code for scalability and reusability Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Proven experience in building and maintaining web scrapers using tools such as Python, Scrapy, Selenium, or similar technologies
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web protocols
• Expertise in handling APIs, RESTful interfaces, and parsing JSON/XML data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly
• Proficiency with data cleaning, manipulation, and storage using relational or NoSQL databases
• Knowledge of web security concepts and best practices for ethical scraping
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues autonomously Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with cloud-based scraping and deployment (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git
• Background in large-scale data extraction projects