NielsenIQ
Consumer Intelligence
SoftwareEngineer-WebScraping
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“Software Engineer -Web Scraping at NielsenIQ. Skills: Web Scraping, Python, Anti-bot Technologies, Distributed Architectures. Design distributed scraping architectures. Build distributed scraping architectures”
What You'll Achieve.
extract high-quality, actionable data — fast and at scale
Industry & Context.
solving problems no one has solved before
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Python, large-scale scraping projects, anti-bot technologies, fingerprinting, WAFs, JavaScript challenges, Scrapy, Requests, httpx, Selenium, Playwright, custom headless browser drivers, proxies, session management, cookie injection, TLS tweaking, browser debugging, HTTP traffic debugging, device-level interactions debugging, structured storage formats, Parquet, Avro, real-time stream processing, MongoDB, InfluxDB, Redis
Nice to Have
real-device simulation for mobile scraping, distributed task queues, Celery, Kafka, high-security platforms scraping, mobile-first environments scraping, Linux, cloud environments, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions
What You'll Do.
Design distributed scraping architectures
Build distributed scraping architectures
Reverse engineer APIs
Reverse engineer mobile apps
Detect anti-bot measures
Lead technical innovation in scraping
Prototype new approaches
Share knowledge with team
Set up anomaly detection
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate closely with Customer Success; Collaborate closely with Operations; Collaborate closely with Data; Share knowledge with the team
Full Job Description
Mid/Sr Software Engineer- Web scraping Chennai/Pune About the Team At NIQ Digital shelf, scraping isn’t just about collecting data, it’s about outsmarting the obstacles that stand in the way of visibility. Every day, we process tens of billions of data points from thousands of sources, both web and mobile, and transform them into actionable insights for the world’s top retailers and brands. You'll join a team of 60+ scrapers , engineers, analysts, and data lovers from across the globe. As part of our scraping and R&D team, you’ll have space to experiment, push boundaries , and bring bold ideas to life. You’ll collaborate closely with Customer Success , Operations , and Data to ensure we extract high-quality, actionable data — fast and at scale. This isn’t just a coding job. You’ll need to think like a hacker , move like an engineer, and act like an inventor. What You'll Work On * Design and build distributed scraping architectures that can scale across thousands of domains. * Reverse engineer APIs and mobile apps using tools like Frida , mitmproxy , Charles Proxy, burp and many more. * Detect common anti-bot measures (like JavaScript checks or browser behavior detection) to build crawlers that adjust to appear more human-like. * Lead technical innovation in scraping: identify edge cases, prototype new approaches, and share knowledge with the team. * Set up anomaly detection and monitoring to detect blockers or failures early. ## Qualifications What You Bring * 2 to 10 years of experience with Python and large-scale scraping projects. * Deep understanding of anti-bot technologies and how to bypass them, fingerprinting, WAFs, JavaScript challenges, etc. * Experience working with Scrapy , Requests , httpx , Selenium , Playwright , or custom headless browser drivers. * Skilled at handling proxies (residential, datacenter, rotating), session management, cookie injection, and TLS tweaking. * Strong debugging skills across browser, HTTP traffic, and device-level interactio
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