Web-Scraper Developer Intern

Location: Remote

About Unibui:
Unibui is an innovative startup dedicated to transforming how students engage with the job market through advanced, live data technologies. We are expanding our development team and are in search of motivated Web Scraper Developer Interns to help us build and optimize a powerful live data job platform. Our mission is to provide real-time, high-performance job data that enhances how students explore opportunities in the job market.

Position Summary:
Join our team as a Web Scraper Development Intern and contribute to the development of a cutting-edge data platform. This role focuses on building robust web scrapers and data pipelines that will power real-time job data feeds, enhancing the overall user experience on our platform. This internship is ideal for individuals looking to deepen their skills in web scraping, data engineering, and scalable system development in a real-world, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain efficient, high-performance web scrapers to collect real-time job data from various platforms.
Ensure data integrity, cleanliness, and accuracy within the job platform’s live data feeds.
Work closely with backend developers to optimize data pipelines and improve platform performance.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data extraction and integration.
Continuously enhance scraping mechanisms to handle complex websites and improve overall scraper reliability.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience with web scraping tools and frameworks (e.g., Puppeteer, Scrapy, Selenium).
Proficiency in Python or JavaScript (TypeScript knowledge is a plus).
Familiarity with RESTful APIs, JSON, and data management best practices.
Strong understanding of web scraping principles, data parsing, and handling anti-bot mechanisms.
Ability to collaborate effectively in a remote team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience building and optimizing large-scale web scrapers.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.) for deploying scraping solutions at scale.
Understanding of real-time data handling, including caching, rate-limiting, and system performance optimization.
Enthusiastic about building efficient, scalable data solutions in a startup environment.

Additional Information:
This internship is remote and initially unpaid. Interns demonstrating outstanding performance and potential will be considered for future paid positions within the company.
The role requires a commitment to dynamic problem-solving and a proactive approach to technical challenges.
This position offers hands-on experience in cutting-edge web scraping techniques and real-time data processing, ideal for those eager to make a tangible impact.