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Web Scraping Developer / Python / JS / Data Quality

Motion Recruitment
Chicago, IL Intern
POSTED ON 5/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/8/2026
A growing analytics platform is hiring a Web Scraping Engineer to help power its core data product. This role focuses on maintaining and improving a large-scale scraping operation built with Python and JavaScript, delivering structured pricing data from across the web. If you enjoy operational ownership and detail-oriented work, this role is built for you.

This isn’t an architecture-heavy engineering role, it’s about accountability. You’ll own a fleet of scrapers that must deliver accurate data daily, prioritize fixes when things break, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. The team values autonomy, transparency, and people who genuinely care about making data right. Required Skills & Experience

  • Hands-on experience with web scraping and crawler maintenance
  • Strong Python skills; JavaScript experience for scraping use cases
  • Experience monitoring jobs, debugging failures, and fixing data issues
  • Working knowledge of SQL
  • Ability to prioritize issues based on business impact
  • Clear written communication skills
  • Strong written communication skills for documenting issues and explaining impact to non technical stakeholders

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Experience with data quality checks or monitoring systems
  • Background working with product catalogs, pricing, or retail data
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, messy data environments
  • Experience collaborating with data or analytics teams

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

  • 60% Python (scrapers, internal tools, data quality checks)
  • 25% JavaScript (scraping-specific use cases)
  • 15% SQL & monitoring tools

Daily Responsibilities

  • 70% Hands-on debugging, fixing scrapers, improving reliability
  • 20% Monitoring, prioritization, and communication
  • 10% Collaboration with data and product stakeholders

The Offer You Will Receive The Following Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Bonus eligible
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Fully remote flexibility with optional office access

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Olivia Policastro

Salary : $100,000 - $140,000

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