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Today, Datawords employs nearly 900 people across major hubs in Paris, Brussels, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, New York, Montreal, Mexico, Milan, Barcelona and Luxembourg.\nAs a fast-growing, multicultural and tech-driven company, Datawords offers a unique opportunity to work with leading international brands and contribute to the future of global digital content.\nTo support our growing production capacity, we are hiring an E-commerce Graphic Designer for our offices in Makati City and Cebu, Philippines.\nCome and Join a growing and dynamic Group of Digital Communication Agencies located in both great cities in the Philippines - Makati & Cebu\nOffice Location: Cebu Business Park, Kamputhaw, Cebu City, Cebu\nReporting to: Lead Developer\nIndividual contributor\nAutomation Engineer\nThe Automation Engineer works with the Development Team, Project Managers (PH and Paris), Manila and Cebu members to ensure output alignment with project goals. They also handle development and automation requests with minimal supervision.\nResponsibilities\nDevelop, maintain, and optimize web scraping and automation solutions using Python tools such as Playwright, Selenium, BeautifulSoup, and Pandas,\n\nBuild scalable scraping systems for retailer and product monitoring, ensuring high data accuracy, reliability, and coverage,\n\nExtract, validate, and monitor product and model data, including automated screenshot capturing across web pages,\n\nConvert scripts and prototypes into robust, production-ready applications,\n\nDesign, integrate, and maintain APIs, webhooks, and third-party services to support data workflows and system connectivity,\n\nDevelop backend services using PHP and create responsive front-end interfaces using Vue.js and React.js, styled with HTML5, SASS, Bootstrap, and Tailwind CSS,\n\nSupport AI-driven automation and contribute to workflow optimization initiatives,\n\nTroubleshoot issues, debug errors, and continuously improve system performance and scraping reliability,\n\nDocument technical processes, automation workflows, and system changes for maintainability and knowledge sharing,\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance automation efficiency and deliver project requirements,\n\nProvide regular updates, including daily reports, and actively manage tasks using tracking and bug-reporting tools (e.g., JIRA, Slack),\n\nMaintain and update internal trackers such as ticket statuses and project requirements,\n\nParticipate in training, team meetings, and urgent discussions as required,\n\nOther related tasks as assigned.\nQualifications\nGraduate of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field,\n\nExperience in Selenium automation, playwright and web scraping,\n\nHas experience of handling responsive & e-commerce websites,\n\nKnowledge of Python, PHP, JavaScript, or similar programming languages,\n\nUnderstanding of HTML, CSS and dynamic web elements,\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills,\n\nAbility to manage multiple automation tasks independently,\n\nBasic knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook),\n\nStrong experience in automation development using Selenium, Python, PHP, and/or JavaScript, including web scraping and workflow automation solutions,\n\nProven ability to analyze, optimize, and automate business processes, leveraging AI-assisted automation technologies to improve efficiency and scalability,\n\nHands-on experience with computer vision, debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving complex technical challenges in production environments,\n\nGood communication skills,\n\nTeam player with collaborative mindset,\n\nDetail-oriented and proactive,\n\nStrong problem-solving and analytical thinking,\n\nAdaptable and willing to learn new technologies.\n\nNice-To-Have\nKnowledge of issue tracking tools like JIRA ,\n\nExperience with Google Apps Script or Google scripting,\n\nFamiliarity with Computer Vision technologies and image-based automation,\n\nKnowledge of OCR or image recognition tools is an advantage,\n\nExperience with AI-assisted automation solutions,\n\nBasic knowledge in Looker Studio,\n\nBasic knowledge of content management systems,\n\nFamiliarity with deployment workflows, version control (Git), and CI/CD pipelines,\n\nExperience handling large datasets and automation processes.\n\nWork set-up and working hours:\n10:00 AM - 7:00 PM PHT / 2:30pm - 11:30pm PHT Monday to Friday\nHybrid Setup\nWorking at Datawords Philippines, you will enjoy:\nHybrid setup with hybrid allowance\nCompetitive Salary\nShift incentive\nHealth Insurance Policy with Dental, Optical and ComPsych coverage\nLearning opportunities, access to Linkedin Learning courses\nLocal and International training/business trip opportunities\nVacation leave, Sick Leave, Offered Leave, Marriage Leave, Birthday Leave\nVirtual and Onsite Health and Wellness Programs\nInclusive, Fun and Unique Datawords Culture where EVERYONE MATTERS!\nWHO WE ARE\nDatawords - International Digital Marketing Powered by Multicultural Technologies.\nWe see technology from a multicultural point of view, which is why our agency creates and proposes cutting edge solutions and innovations that scale quickly to any market.\nWe always aim to offer the best multicultural digital experience to our clients, and have acquired several agencies with specific expertise in recent years: Digiprod, an audio-visual production company, Vanksen, a digital strategy company and 87seconds, a creative video agency. In a world driven by disruption, we constantly challenge ourselves to improve our solutions and technology, such as Wezen. We focus both on organic growth and are always on the lookout for interesting acquisitions to complement our existing offering.\nDatawords was born out of a vision of communication that transcends all borders to reach the broadest possible audience everywhere across the globe. At the heart of that vision is a mix of technological mastery and communications expertise that drives every aspect of our brand DNA - down to our very name.\nTechnology may be at the heart of what we do, but people are at the heart of who we are. They are the ones who make Datawords a singular place to work for - and with.\nFrom every corner of the globe, our employees bring not only their local language and culture, but their individual energies, passions and motivations to the job each day. The result is a true melting pot of knowledge, skill and perspective in which solutions are never far away.\nAs technology advances faster and faster and the world becomes smaller every day, our team is made to change\nand grow with the times. Because words and technology are only as meaningful as the people behind them.\nCome and Join our Growing and Talented Team at Datawords Philippines!\nWe believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to the success of our company. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where every employee, whatever their abilities, can flourish. 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