Senior Software Engineer (Web Scraping, Data acquisition, Data collection)

Full-time
At NIQ Digital shelf, scraping isn’t just about collecting data, it’s about outsmarting the obstacles that stand in the way of visibility. Every day, we process tens of billions of data points from thousands of sources, both web and mobile, and transform them into actionable insights for the world’s top retailers and brands.
You’ll join a team of 60+ scrapers , engineers, analysts, and data lovers from across the globe. You’ll collaborate closely with Customer Success , Operations , and Data to ensure we extract high-quality, actionable data — fast and at scale.
This isn’t just a coding job. You’ll need to think like a hacker , move like an engineer, and act like an inventor

Set up anomaly detection and monitoring to detect blockers or failures early
5+ years of experience with Python and large-scale scraping projects.
~ Familiarity with structured storage formats (Parquet, Avro), or real-time stream processing.
~ Good knowledge of databases like MongoDB, InfluxDB, and Redis,



including how they work and how to optimize them.
~ Comfortable building and maintaining distributed task queues (Celery, Kafka, etc.).
~ Exposure to Linux or cloud environments (AWS, GCP, etc.).
~ Basic understanding of Kubernetes, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions to deploy and orchestrate scraping workloads.

Why Join NIQ Digital shelf

You’ll work with people who are truly passionate about data and know how to use it well.
you’ll write about it.
Friendly and transparent work culture, competitive salary, adaptable hours, and the chance to grow fast in a high-impact role.
Flexible working environment
NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. If you have questions, require accommodation

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 NielsenIQ
📍 Madrid