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Ruby Engineer - Web Scraping (Remote)

Posted 4 months ago
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Ruby on RailsJavaScriptHotwireStimulusMid-Senior level

About the role

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain web scraping parsers and browser automation tools under time pressure.
  • Work on full-stack features including landing pages, admin dashboards, and API integrations.
  • Directly interact with customers to provide support, gather feedback, and deliver solutions.
  • Handle complex technical challenges such as anti-bot evasion, concurrency, and CDP internals.
  • Contribute to open source projects and participate in a remote, async-first, results-driven environment.

What you should know

  • Expect a fast-paced, high-pressure environment where things break unpredictably.
  • You must be a self-starter who identifies problems and ships solutions independently.
  • Strong written communication skills are critical due to the remote and async nature of work.
  • The role requires deep technical expertise in browser internals, concurrency, and anti-bot systems.
  • You will have broad responsibilities including customer support, documentation, and mentoring.

About the company

  • SearchApi is a bootstrapped, profitable, and lean company with no VC pressure.
  • They serve Fortune 500 clients and fast-moving startups with real-time search data APIs.
  • The company values transparency, no politics, and remote-only async communication.
  • They embrace the Rails Way and hire Managers of One who take full ownership.
  • Strong emphasis on open source contributions and aggressive use of AI tools for productivity.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsRubyCDP - browser protocolConcurrencyTerraformAWSPostgreSQLRedisSidekiqBrowser automationAnti-bot evasion

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