Content Scraping Developer (offline)

Our client is an ambitious startup based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Their product is a cloud-based platform that enables science professionals to work smarter with the right external stakeholders, including scientific experts, investigators, medical institutions, customers or competitors. It is empowered by a machine-learning architecture currently based on source data from research publications, clinical trials, grant funding, industry payments and more.

In our collaboration model, you will work closely and communicate directly with the development team on the client-side as well as with the team in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Responsibilities:
— Scraping websites, as well as big pdf-documents
— Working with a big amount of data
— Close cooperation with the team on making consistent decisions

What we’re looking for:
— Previous experience in HTML / API / XML scraping
— Knowledge of Python or/and JavaScript (or other programming language)
— Knowledge of CSS/Xpath Selectors
— Understanding of REST, Ajax
— Writing Regular Expressions
— Background with Selenium or other Automation Testing Tools
— Good skills to handle big amounts of data
— Responsible and self-organized person
— Excellent communication skills
— Intermediate English level

Bonus:
— Previous experience with Scrapy/BeautifulSoup or other scraping tools
— Previous experience in scripting and process automation
— Previous experience in using GitHub
— You love borshch

Does this describe you?
There is such a thing as being a “true Beetroot”.
We value people who are eager for continual improvement. Someone who desires to be the most caring, professional, and progressive version of yourself. Your skills and experience are important factors, but your personality, approach, and drive for improvement are what truly make a difference. Our hope is that you will be a team player who can accept responsibility for your work, solve problems pragmatically, and remain highly motivated. It is also important to be outgoing, well-organized, and efficient with a strong ability to prioritize.

Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s share more about us!

About Beetroot
We are a Swedish-Ukrainian IT company, building dream teams of developers and designers for companies around the globe. As an emerging company, co-producing with other emerging companies, we work with both start-up businesses and advanced businesses. In essence, we are the cannonball for our client’s success. With over 400 team members, Beetroot fosters a family environment. We are a tightly knit group who loves spending time together. Our desire is to provide a cozy workplace full of trust, equality, and steamy bowls of borscht!

Do you like perks? So do we! We provide:
— A work environment with a minimum level of hierarchy
— Family-like culture in a comfortable, well-equipped office
— Great networking opportunities with international clients
— Personal and professional development opportunities
— Competitive salary, paid vacation, medical top-up, and social benefits
— Team building activities: ski trips, Beetroot breakfasts, movie nights...and more!
— English lessons with native speakers
— Discounted Beetroot Academy courses
— Annual allowance to participate in competence-enhancing events

Are you a good fit? Send us your CV in English. We are waiting to hear from you!

About Beetroot

Company website:
https://beetroot.se/