Software Engineer (Python Web scraping) - T4

Job Description

Python Web scraping
Chennai/Pune

About the Job

NIQ Digital Shelf is one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies in the Retail Analytics space. Every day, we collect and process over 60 billion data points from web and mobile sources to power real-time market insights. Our tools help major brands and retailers understand what's happening in their market, how they compare to competitors, and what actions to take. 

We’re now a team of 60+ Scrapers from over 12 nationalities, working together with engineering, data, product, operations, and customer success. As we scale globally, we’re looking for new talent to help push our technology and data collection efforts even further. You’ll join an engineering team that values curiosity, autonomy, and the ability to iterate fast. You’ll also collaborate with people across the business to make sure the right data ends up in the right hands, in the cleanest, smartest way possible. 

What You'll Work On 

• Build and maintain efficient web crawlers to extract structured data from websites (e.g. product listings, prices, reviews). 
• Write robust data pipelines to parse and clean messy web content. 
• Deal with real-world challenges like JavaScript-heavy pages, anti-bot measures, and changing page structures. 
• Work closely with product and operations to adjust scraping strategies when sites change or new data needs emerge.

Qualifications

Must Have:

• 1–3 years of experience working with Python. 
• Comfortable using tools like Scrapy, Python Requests, BeautifulSoup, Playwright/Selenium. 
• You understand how to work with HTTP headers, cookies, session management, and are not afraid of network debugging. 
• You adapt quickly and aren’t scared of messy problems. When something breaks, your instinct is to figure out why and fix it. 
• You enjoy learning, asking questions, and building better tools — not just copying and pasting scripts. 

Nice to Have:

• Basic exposure to concepts like rotating proxies, user-agent spoofing, or using headless browsers (e.g., with Selenium or Playwright). 
• Some hands-on practice scraping structured websites, while using scrapy of python requests and BeautifulSoup. 
• A basic understanding of HTML structure, XPaths, or CSS selectors. 

Additional Information

• Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms. 
• Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family. 
• Plan your future with financial wellness tools. 
• Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities. 

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion

Experience Level

Mid Level