Spider Programmer

iQuery, Inc. • Palm Harbor, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Develops, maintains, and supports policies and procedures to ensure the functionality and accuracy of programs used to spider labor data from external sites. The role relies on direction and good judgment to plan and accomplish goals and works under general supervision. Candidates must be willing to work onsite at iQuery's headquarters in Palm Harbor, Florida.

The position supports and documents development of spidering robot programs (bots), ensures they meet quality-assurance standards, and keeps assigned bots functional by resolving problems. The role includes meeting weekly and monthly performance metrics, learning the bot library and related software and database processes, determining when proxies are needed, and potentially performing manual bot QA.

Requirements

• Understanding of computer programming methodologies.
• Superior analytical skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software.
• Basic knowledge of HTML, web technologies, and programming languages.
• Basic SQL knowledge.
• Ability to write basic SQL queries to check bot results and basic tables used to store job data.
• Familiarity with Design Studio, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Team Foundation Server.
• Basic understanding of database tables directly related to Kapow software and tables used to store spidered jobs.
• Good comprehension of data flow from spidering applications through databases to the production environment.
• Two-year degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.
• Willingness to work onsite at iQuery's headquarters in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Support and document the development of spidering robot programs (bots) that extract data from external websites quickly and accurately.
• Ensure all bots meet full QA standards.
• Ensure assigned bots are functional and resolve problems when they are not.
• Meet weekly and monthly performance metrics.
• Develop an understanding of the bot library, spidering software, and database processing of extracted data as experience grows.
• Determine which situations require implementation and use of a proxy.
• Maintain an average of 70–175 bot repairs per week with minimal QA issues, depending on experience and the mix of large, medium, and small bots.
• Perform manual bot QA as needed, with reasonable speed and accuracy.
• Perform various projects and tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree