Python Scraping Engineer

Python Scraping Engineer - Remote - Python / Java, Google Scraping - £50,000-£70,000

Why this company?

I am recruiting for a company doing serious, specialist Google scraping at scale this is not generic scraping, and not a data engineering role dressed up.

They run 10+ million Google requests per day, operate in highly defended environments, and focus heavily on bot detection, fingerprinting and anti‑automation. If you enjoy understanding how Google blocks scrapers and figuring out how to stay ahead of it, this is exactly the kind of role that keeps things interesting.

Engineering here is modern, pragmatic and AI‑aware, with a strong emphasis on reliability and ownership. This is a brand‑new role, created to strengthen a critical capability, so you will have real impact from day one.

You will work with

Other experienced scraping and data engineers
Product and data teams who rely on accurate, trusted extracted data
Cloud‑based infrastructure running scraping at serious scale

What will be involved

Designing and running high‑volume Google scraping systems (10M+ requests/day)
Building production‑grade scrapers in Python or Java
Handling and evolving solutions for:
Bot detection, Fingerprinting, CAPTCHA challenges, IP rotation and request routing
Scaling scraping infrastructure for throughput, stability and cost
Debugging failures and adapting quickly to Google changes
Improving observability, monitoring and operational resilience

Benefits

£50,000-£70,000 salary
Fully remote working
Travel to London once every 3 months
Highly specialised technical role (no generic scraping work)
Modern engineering culture with ownership and autonomy

Key experience required

This role is not suitable for generalist data engineers.

You must have:

Expert‑level scraping experience in Python or Java
Direct, hands‑on experience scraping Google at scale
Deep knowledge of:
Anti‑bot systems, Bot detection techniques, Fingerprinting, CAPTCHA handling, Scaling scraping infrastructure
Experience operating systems at millions of requests per day
Strong communication skills and clear technical reasoning

Interested?

Roles this specialised do not come up often, Apply now or send your CV directly to be considered