Reverse Engineer

About the role

Mindsite is seeking a Reverse Engineer to design and build resilient web data acquisition systems. You will work on challenging problems involving dynamic websites, complex data flows, and large‑scale crawling to power our e‑commerce analytics platform.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable web crawling and data extraction pipelines.
• Extract structured data from JavaScript‑rendered sites using browser automation.
• Analyze network traffic and identify data endpoints with HAR files and developer tools.
• Implement robust retry, throttling, and session‑management mechanisms.
• Monitor crawl performance, troubleshoot failures, and improve system reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering and data teams to define schemas and delivery standards.
• Contribute to the architecture of high‑availability, production‑grade crawling infrastructure.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, reverse engineering, web scraping or related fields.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset and curiosity to investigate complex technical issues.
• Ability to work closely with cross‑functional teams.
• Fluency in English.

Required skills

• Python with asynchronous programming.
• HTTP/HTTPS, sessions, cookies, headers, request lifecycles.
• Browser automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium.
• Understanding of JavaScript‑rendered content, XHR, GraphQL.
• Network traffic analysis using HAR files and developer tools.
• Experience with distributed systems, job orchestration, or large‑scale data processing.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation package.