Software Engineer, Web Crawling

You have extensive experience building and scaling web crawlers, or would be excited to ramp up very quickly

You have experience with some high performance language (C++, Rust, etc.)

You are familiar with TypeScript, Playwright, modern web design, CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol)

You’re comfortable optimizing a system to an exceptional degree

You care about the problem of finding high quality knowledge and recognize how important this is for the world

Build a distributed crawler that can handle 100M+ pages per day

Optimize crawl politeness and rate limiting across thousands of domains

Design systems to detect and handle dynamic content, JavaScript rendering, and anti-bot measures

Create intelligent crawl scheduling and prioritization algorithms for maximum coverage efficiency

Location: This is an in-person opportunity in San Francisco.

Visas: We're happy to sponsor international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3). While we cannot guarantee your visa, we have historically been successful in sponsoring candidates from all over the world. If you receive an offer, our team will work hard to get you a visa.

Benefits: We offer premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), fertility benefits, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, and a monthly wellness stipend to all of our employees.

Exa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, criminal histories consistent with applicable law, or any other basis protected by applicable law.