Oxylabs

Browser Patching Engineer (Remote)

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Hiring Remotely in LTU

Remote or Hybrid

240K-240K Annually

Entry level

Big Data • Information Technology

Oxylabs is a web intelligence collection platform, enabling companies worldwide to unlock the power of big data.

The Role

Patch and maintain a Chromium-based browser focused on stealth and web scraping. Benchmark and document performance, collaborate with browser patching and scraping engineers, analyze anti-bot fingerprinting signals, and implement corresponding patches. The role requires C++, browser source-code experience, TLS/SSL knowledge, browser fingerprinting expertise, website unblocking knowledge, and scalable browser automation experience.

Summary Generated by Built In

We’re a team of 500+ professionals who develop cutting-edge proxy and web data scraping solutions for thousands of the world’s best known businesses, including Fortune 500 companies.

What’s in store for you:

You’ll be solving complex challenges and maintaining our own infrastructure with 60PB+ monthly data traffic. Here are its scale and maturity in numbers:

- 6PB+ Ceph storage

- 60PB+ monthly data traffic through our systems

- 300k+ service requests/sec processed

- 500k+ Kafka messages/sec streamed

The team waiting for you:

We run one of the most advanced and largest scraping and parsing products in the world. We serve thousands of requests per second with a very high success rate. Our scrapers and parsers are used by leading e-commerce, market intelligence, and AI industry players making the work challenging and truly global. The team is a blend of different interesting personalities from different walks of life and nationalities. Here you can find people who are experts in gaming, playing guitar, riding bicycles, and other areas. We, as a team, will support you in learning how to build your own scrapers and will share all the tips, tricks and hacks we know to ensure that you are onboard in no time.

In this role, you’ll:

Patching a Chromium-based browser.
Benchmarking & documenting results.
Collaborating with browser patching engineers & web scraping engineers to deliver a stealth-focused browser.
Understanding fingerprinting signals of major anti-bots and implementing patches accordingly.

Your skills & experience:

Proficiency with C++.
Experience with working on browser source code.
Network (TLS/SSL) knowledge.
Understanding of browser fingerprinting.
Knowledge of unblocking websites for scraping.
Knowledge of browser automation & scalability.

Nice to have:

Contribution to open-source scraping-related repositories.

Salary & Benefits:

Gross salary: from 20 000 PLN/month. Keep in mind that we are open to discussing a different salary based on your skills and experience.
Growth & Learning: 40+ internal learning options, external conferences, mentorship, and year-round knowledge-sharing.

Up for the challenge? Let’s talk!

Skills Required

Proficiency with C++
Experience working with browser source code
Network and TLS/SSL knowledge
Understanding of browser fingerprinting
Knowledge of unblocking websites for scraping
Knowledge of browser automation and scalability
Contribution to open-source scraping-related repositories

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The Company

HQ: Vilnius, Lithuania

500 Employees

Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Established in 2015, Oxylabs is a web intelligence acquisition solution and premium proxy provider, enabling companies of all sizes to utilize the power of big data. Constant innovation, an extensive patent portfolio, and a focus on ethics have allowed Oxylabs to become a global leader in the web intelligence collection industry and forge close ties with dozens of Fortune Global 500 companies. In 2022 and 2023, Oxylabs was named Europe's fastest-growing web intelligence acquisition company in the Financial Times’ FT 1000 list. Unlocking the power of web intelligence with Oxylabs! As businesses look for ways to create and optimize revenue streams, internal data is being exhausted, forcing companies to turn outwards. Organizations are now competing over external data insights that are fueling the digital economy's growth. Oxylabs proudly stands as a leading force in the web intelligence collection industry. Our innovative and ethical scraping solutions make web intelligence insights accessible to those that seek to become leaders in their own domain. Why choose us? Industry Leaders: As one of the market-leading companies, we offer cutting-edge web scraping solutions backed by the world's largest ethical proxy network. Partnering for success: We view our clients as partners, working hand in hand to maximize the benefits of our collaboration. Your success is our success. Elevate your business with our services: - Market Research: Gain insights that drive informed decisions. - Ad Verification: Ensure real audiences see your ads. - Brand Protection: Safeguard your online reputation. - Travel Fare Aggregation: Optimize travel-related pricing. - SEO Monitoring: Stay ahead in search engine rankings. - Pricing Intelligence: Make data-driven pricing decisions and more. Curious about how Oxylabs can supercharge your business? We're here to help! Drop us a line at [email protected].