Extensive experience in building and scaling web crawlers or a strong willingness to learn quickly.
Proficiency in high-performance programming languages like C++ or Rust.
Familiarity with TypeScript, Playwright, and modern web design principles.
Comfortable with optimizing systems for peak performance.
Passionate about improving access to high-quality knowledge.
Responsibilities
Build a distributed crawler capable of processing over 100 million pages daily.
Optimize crawl politeness and rate limiting across numerous domains.
Design systems to manage dynamic content, JavaScript rendering, and anti-bot measures.
Create intelligent algorithms for crawl scheduling and prioritization to maximize coverage efficiency.
Benefits
Premium healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Fertility benefits to support family planning.
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
Monthly wellness stipend for employee health and well-being.
Full Job Description
As a Web Crawler engineer, you'd be responsible for crawling the entire web. Basically build Google-scale crawling!
Who You Are
You have extensive experience building and scaling web crawlers, or would be excited to ramp up very quickly
You have experience with some high performance language (C++, Rust, etc.)
You are familiar with TypeScript, Playwright, modern web design, CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol)
You're comfortable optimizing a system to an exceptional degree
You care about the problem of finding high quality knowledge and recognize how important this is for the world
What You Could Do
Build a distributed crawler that can handle 100M+ pages per day
Optimize crawl politeness and rate limiting across thousands of domains
Design systems to detect and handle dynamic content, JavaScript rendering, and anti-bot measures
Create intelligent crawl scheduling and prioritization algorithms for maximum coverage efficiency
Logistics
Location: This is an in-person opportunity in Zurich.
Visas: We're happy to sponsor international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3). While we cannot guarantee your visa, we have historically been successful in sponsoring candidates from all over the world. If you receive an offer, our team will work hard to get you a visa.
Benefits: We offer premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), fertility benefits, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, and a monthly wellness stipend to all of our employees.
