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Software Engineer - Web Crawling

Tavily· Engineering
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IsraelFull timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Software engineer role focused on building and maintaining large-scale web acquisition and crawling pipelines to provide real-time, high-quality web data for AI agents and retrieval systems.

Responsibilities

  • Build distributed data acquisition systems that capture and structure the live web
  • Investigate and analyze browser internals, fingerprinting, and anti-automation systems to develop stealthy, adaptive orchestration layers
  • Prototype and deploy intelligent automation frameworks using Playwright, Puppeteer, and low-level browser control protocols (CDP)
  • Conduct hands-on research into network flows, JavaScript-based protections, and emerging web standards affecting automation
  • Collaborate with AI and infrastructure teams to integrate real-time web data into retrieval pipelines and LLM-powered agents
  • Translate deep technical insights into production-grade components, balancing research freedom with engineering rigor
  • Continuously evolve Tavily's capabilities in resilience, speed, and authenticity of web interaction

Qualifications

  • 3–5 years of experience as a backend or systems engineer, ideally working with large-scale, distributed, or web-facing infrastructure
  • Strong programming skills in Python or Node.js, with experience in Go or C++ considered a strong plus
  • Proven experience building and maintaining browser automation systems (Playwright, Puppeteer, or CDP) in production environments
  • Solid understanding of browser internals, network protocols, and web interaction mechanisms
  • Experience designing high-performance, resilient systems that handle scale, concurrency, and complex orchestration
  • Strong debugging and analytical skills - able to investigate edge cases, performance bottlenecks, and behavior under dynamic web conditions
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, collaborating closely with product, AI, and infrastructure teams to ship reliable systems quickly
  • Excellent documentation and communication skills to ensure smooth integration and operational visibility

Skills

Required:PythonNode.jsPlaywright / Puppeteer / CDPBrowser internals & network protocolsSystem design for scalabilityDebugging and analytical skillsDocumentation & communication
Nice to have:Go or C++
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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