Python Scraping Engineer

Adthena

full-time

Posted on: 1/13/2026

Location Type: Remote

Location: Spain

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About the role

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

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

Benefits

Startup Engineering culture
Strong Culture: Our quarterly surveys show a 93% average approval rating for company culture, with an overall eNPS of 27.
Award-Winning Product: US 2025 Search Awards for Best AI Search Software Innovation
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. See here for more info.
Volunteer Days: Make a difference with paid volunteer time each quarter. See here for more info.

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