Web Crawler Engineer
United States · Europe
Posted on Mar 3, 2026
Web Crawler Engineer
Location
Anywhere (US-EU timezones)
Job posted
November 25, 2025
Type
⚙️ Engineering
🚀 About us
We’re a fast-growing Seed-stage startup building the next-generation web search engine designed for AI and LLM applications. We are building a product which will operate on clusters of 1,000+ machines, processing petabytes of data and powering large-scale retrieval for production AI workloads.
This is a rare opportunity to own core infrastructure end-to-end and shape how AI systems interact with the modern web.
🎯 Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable a distributed crawling infrastructure that powers our entire search and indexing pipeline.
Collaborate on indexing, vectorization, and storage systems driven by the crawler.
Ensure operational excellence, observability, and system reliability.
Work closely with other team members to develop, test, and deploy new features and enhancements for our platform.
Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize performance.
📋 Requirements
Proven experience building distributed crawling systems that processed several millions of pages per day.
Strong proficiency in Rust or another high-performance systems language.
Deep understanding of scalable content-fetching, politeness policies, scheduling, deduplication, and URL management.
Familiarity with handling modern web complexity: dynamic pages, client-side rendering, rate limits, anti-bot challenges.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
💡 Nice-to-Haves
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Previous experience working in a startup environment.
Experience with Python for pipeline/ML integration
Experience with JS-enabled crawling, headless browsers, or rendering frameworks
🎁 What We Offer
Competitive salary and equity package.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-growing startup.
A supportive, collaborative, and diverse work environment.
Flexible work hours and remote work options (anywhere compatible with US-EU timezones).
Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.
Comprehensive benefits package, including US health insurance, US 401k, flexible time off and more.
We're happy to sponsor international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3).
💻 How to apply
If you are a Web Crawler Engineer with a passion for designing and building distributed crawling infrastructures we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and join our mission to revolutionize web search!
Seltz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
