Persist Ventures is on a mission to back bold founders and build world-class companies. We’re looking for an Automation Engineer who can supercharge our lead generation and data workflows by building scalable, reliable automation systems.

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows to streamline lead generation and data extraction.
Build integrations with platforms such as Apollo.io, Crunchbase, and LinkedIn to fetch and organize leads data.
Develop scalable scraping and data-pipeline solutions capable of handling large datasets in near real-time.
Ensure automation systems are robust, reliable, and able to handle increasing scale (beyond hundreds to thousands of users).
Collaborate closely with our growth and product teams to optimize data pipelines for actionable insights.
Stay up-to-date with emerging automation tools, APIs, and best practices to keep our systems cutting-edge.

Requirements:

Proven experience in web automation, APIs, and data scraping.
Strong skills in Python/Node.js or similar scripting languages.
Experience with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Puppeteer, Playwright).
Knowledge of APIs for lead-gen platforms like Apollo, Crunchbase, and LinkedIn is a strong plus.
Understanding of building scalable, real-time automation systems.
Problem-solving mindset with ability to work independently and deliver end-to-end solutions.