Senior Python Engineer

Job Description About Tekmetric \n Tekmetric is the all-in-one, cloud-based platform helping auto repair shops run smarter, grow faster, and serve customers better. \n \n Built by a shop owner and shaped by the needs of the industry, Tekmetric brings together innovation, real-world experience, and a thriving community to help shops thrive - not just survive. From running a shop, to securing payments to engaging customers, our platform simplifies operations so shop owners can focus on what really matters: delivering exceptional service, earning trust, and growing sustainably. \n Officially founded in Houston in 2017, Tekmetric has grown from a single shop’s vision to the industry’s leading solution - all by staying true to our values of transparency, integrity, innovation, and a service-first mindset. \n \n But we’re not just building software. We’re building a movement. We’re empowering repair shops to rise above the daily grind, create meaningful connections with their customers, and lead the industry forward - one interaction at a time. \n Come build with us. Join the journey. Shape the future of auto repair. \n \n We are actively hiring Engineers! \n To connect with top talent, we are hosting an exclusive, invite-only networking event with our engineering leadership team in Washington, D.C. \n \n How to request an invitation: Submit your application through this posting. Our hiring team reviews profiles daily and will send venue details and formal invitations directly to selected candidates. \n (Can’t make the event? Standard applications will automatically be considered for our traditional interview process.) \n \n What You’ll Do \n We are seeking a Software Engineer with expertise in web scraping, data processing, and search technologies to help build a large-scale data ingestion and classification system. You will be responsible for extracting data from diverse sources (web pages, APIs, PDFs), cleaning and normalizing it, and building search capabilities using ElasticSearch/OpenSearch. You will work with Python, Scrapy, Airflow, Kubernetes, AWS, and Spark to create scalable, high-performance data pipelines. \n \n \n Build and design large scale, distributed crawling bots (perhaps AI agents) and infrastructure that operate in an adversarial environment aiming at low operational overhead \n Develop and maintain data pipelines to extract data from large volumes of web pages, documents, PDFs (OCR), and APIs. \n Help unify heterogeneous documents into a coherent data schema across varied source formats \n Preprocess and normalize raw data for downstream classification, ML/NLP, and search indexing. \n Build APIs to expose structured, classified data via ElasticSearch/OpenSearch. \n Collaborate with ML/NLP teams to integrate classification models into the pipeline. \n Automate workflows using Apache Airflow and deploy solutions in Kubernetes on AWS. \n Optimize and scale data pipelines using Spark (EMR) for processing large datasets. \n \n \n What You’ll Bring \n \n Experience working with APIs (REST), PDF processing (OCR, Tesseract, PyMuPDF etc.). \n Proficiency in data processing & search technologies (ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, NoSQL/SQL databases). \n Hands-on experience with Airflow and Spark (EMR) or similar distributed systems. \n Strong problem-solving skills in handling anti-scraping mechanisms and data scaling challenges. \n Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP. \n \n \n Nice to Have \n \n Familiarity with NLP and Machine Learning (a plus but not required). \n Experience with LLMs, NLP models, or ML frameworks (e.g., Hugging Face, spaCy, TensorFlow, PyTorch). \n Prior experience in automated document classification. \n Experience working in high-scale, production environments with petabytes of data. \n Hands-on experience with Kubernetes. \n \n \n Who You Are \n Successful candidates will also demonstrate many of the characteristics that our core values represent: \n \n Build things that matter : You have a love of building something new or improving on current processes and care about making a positive difference. \n We’re all entrepreneurs : You love learning new things and are comfortable working in a startup-like, dynamic environment moving quickly, even in the face of ambiguity. You are a self-directed leader who can jump in, structure their own work, and figure out how best to execute a plan yourself and with others. At Tekmetric our leaders are all players and coaches. \n Yes before no : You keep an open mind and are excited about new ideas and helping others actualize their ideas. You are intellectually curious and analytical in a strategic context. \n We matter to each other : You care about people and see the success of one is success for us all. You are a highly ethical individual with unquestioned integrity and the experience, confidence, and stature to protect confidential information in a growing company. \n \n \n Why You'll Love Working With Us \n Health & Wellness That Have You Covered: \n \n Enjoy the flexibility of remote work \n Competitive base salaries that reflect your value. \n Generous Paid Time Off, because we know you do your best work when you're well-rested. \n Support for every stage of life—with paid maternity, parental bonding, and medical leave for you or your loved ones. \n Comprehensive health benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage. For employee only, we offer plans that cover 100% of premiums and we cover 50% of costs for families. \n Prioritizing your mental health: get free, confidential counseling through our partnership with BetterHelp. \n \n \n Investing in Your Future (and Present): \n \n 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% employer match on contributions up to 6% - so your future self will thank you. \n Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) to make your money go further. \n Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance for added peace of mind. \n Wellness on your terms: get up to $60/month toward fitness, mental health, or almost anything that helps you feel your best. \n After one year of employment, enjoy a $300 home office setup bonus to help make your space work for you. \n Keep growing with support for continuing education - we’re invested in your development. \n \n \n Most importantly, we have a stellar team of coworkers, a really cool office, and lots of fun activities! \n \n Tekmetric is an equal opportunity employer. We hire hard working individuals, regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative and successful. \n \n We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.aa415a4b-8b21-40fc-a65c-70d2b25ca29a