Senior Scraping Software Engineer

About Us Founded in 2017, REPS & Co. has rapidly become a leader in data analytics in the entertainment industry. Recognized on the Forbes list of America's Best Startup Employers, we focus on delivering advanced analytics that supports data-driven decisions. Our solutions provide comprehensive insights and forecasts, enabling us to have a better understanding and response to supply and demand in the ticketing world. With a commitment to driving innovation, REPS & Co. helps shape a dynamic market environment.

About The Role We are seeking an organized, experienced, and motivated Senior Fullstack Engineer. The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering great code and pushing forward our software. We are focusing on engineers to build teams with the right people and contribute to successful communication across the company. The ideal candidate for this position is a self-starter who can work well in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for creative problem solvers and diverse thinkers, people who care about culture as well as customers and features.

We believe that how we do things is as important as what we do. You are an inventive, industrious builder that loves all things technology and you are capable of on-time execution. Good strategic thinking, passion for quality, curiosity, and dedication in fun and collaboration are what lead to great results. Great products reflect the teams that build them.

Responsibilities The ideal candidate will be responsible for:

• Delivering high-quality software on time using modern cloud architectures.
• Collaborating closely with teammates and providing mentorship to help the team consistently deliver high-quality work.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience as a backend software engineer, primarily using Python, C#, or Go, along with strong JavaScript/TypeScript experience.
• Proven experience designing and building large-scale, high-volume web applications, including well-designed APIs, high-throughput data pipelines, efficient algorithms, and cloud-based architectures.
• Strong experience with microservices architectures, including API design and management, messaging and event-driven systems (SQS, SNS, Kafka, etc.), and scalable data consumption patterns.
• Strong experience working with relational databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redshift, or similar technologies.
• Experience with in-memory data stores such as Redis or Memcached and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or CouchDB.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD and DevOps pipelines using GitHub or similar code repositories, along with knowledge of secure coding practices such as OWASP and SANS.
• Experience with web scraping, including request-based scraping and browser automation, as well as techniques for working with sites that employ bot-detection and anti-automation measures.
• Experience building platforms that deliver individualized or personalized content using repeatable, data-driven patterns.
• Working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver work independently while collaborating effectively and seeking support when needed.
• Strong team-oriented mindset, with an emphasis on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentorship.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including integrity, patience, and empathy.

Technical Skills

• Strong AWS experience, particularly with Lambda, SAM/Serverless, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, RDS, Airflow, Glue, EC2, and S3.
• Strong relational database design and development experience, preferably with high-volume datasets containing millions of records or more.
• Strong Python experience; candidates with strong C# experience and a willingness to work extensively in Python are also encouraged.
• Strong experience with modern web scraping technologies, such as Requests, Playwright, Puppeteer, Bright Data, and Scrapy.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and performance-tuning skills.

Available to work in Pacific Time Zone

• Seniority level

  Intermediate

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Entertainment Providers