Web Scraping Engineer (AutoHotkey and Microsoft Office VBA experience)

ROLE SUMMARY

Our client is looking for a Web Scraping Engineer who will be navigating websites to extract and save data using the necessary tools to accomplish extracting text data or saving pages to PDFs.

SCHEDULE: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Daylight Time (9:00 PM – 6:00 AM Philippine Standard Time), follows Philippine holidays

POSITION TYPE: Full Time

WORK ARRANGEMENT: Remote

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

A Bachelor’s degree in the related field is preferred

Familiarity with techniques used for crawling, extracting, and processing data from websites into PDF files and SQL databases (HTML, Java, and SQL)

Experience with macro scripting (AutoHotkey and Microsoft Office VBA)

Knowledgeable in bypassing bot detection techniques (VPN, proxy, behavioral criteria, and request counts)

Knowledgeable in countering scraping countermeasures

Strong troubleshooting skills to make needed adjustments

Analytic skills to develop processes and compare results

Experience in a multi-client environment

Strong organization, oral and written communication skills

Aptitude in data management, analytics, reporting preparation

Ability to function in an autonomous environment—independent worker, self-directed

QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor’s degree in the related field is preferred

Familiarity with techniques used for crawling, extracting, and processing data from websites into PDF files and SQL databases (HTML, Java, and SQL)

Experience with macro scripting (AutoHotkey and Microsoft Office VBA)

Knowledgeable in bypassing bot detection techniques (VPN, proxy, behavioral criteria, and request counts)

Knowledgeable in countering scraping countermeasures

Strong troubleshooting skills to make needed adjustments

Analytic skills to develop processes and compare results

Experience in a multi-client environment

Strong organization, oral and written communication skills

Aptitude in data management, analytics, reporting preparation

Ability to function in an autonomous environment—independent worker, self-directed

What awaits you upon securing the position?

Attractive compensation

Assured allowances

Leave credits

Overtime Pay

Night differential benefits

Comprehensive health and life insurance upon hiring, covering one free dependent

Special anniversary incentives

13th-month salary bonus

We provide the necessary equipment!

Other Details

Work Schedule: Night Shift

Full Time

Permanent WFH set-up

Summary of role requirements:

Looking for candidates available to work:

Monday: Evening

Tuesday: Evening

Wednesday: Evening

Thursday: Evening

Friday: Evening

2-3 years of relevant work experience required for this role

Working rights required for this role

Full time