🕵️‍♂️ AI Job Scraper: Local-First, Privacy-Focused Job Search

AI Job Scraper is a modern, open-source Python application designed to automate and streamline your job search for roles in the AI and Machine Learning industry. Built with local-first AI processing using Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-FP8, it automatically scrapes job postings from top AI companies and provides a powerful Streamlit interface—all while ensuring your data remains completely private and local.

✨ Key Features

• 🤖 Local-First AI Processing: Utilizes Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-FP8 with FP8 quantization on RTX 4090 for fast, private job analysis
• ⚡ 2-Tier Scraping Strategy: Combines ScrapeGraphAI for intelligent company page scraping with JobSpy for structured job board data
• 🔍 SQLite FTS5 Search: Full-text search with porter stemming, <10ms response times scaling to 500K+ records
• 🎨 Streamlit Native UI: Modern card-based interface with real-time updates via st.session_state and threading
• 🚀 Non-Blocking Background Tasks: Real-time progress tracking with st.status while maintaining UI responsiveness
• ⚡ High-Performance Caching: st.cache_data for <100ms filter operations on 5000+ job records
• 🏢 Smart Database Sync: Content hash-based synchronization engine that preserves user data during updates
• 📊 DuckDB Analytics: Zero-ETL analytics via sqlite_scanner - no separate database maintenance
• 🛡️ Privacy-First Architecture: All processing happens locally - no personal data leaves your machine
• 🐳 Docker Ready: Complete containerization with GPU support for one-command deployment

🏗️ Architecture

Data Collection

• Multi-Source Scraping: JobSpy for major job boards + ScrapeGraphAI for company pages
• Proxy Integration: Residential proxy integration with rotation
• Background Processing: Non-blocking scraping with real-time progress updates
• AI Extraction: AI-powered parsing for unstructured job postings

Local-First AI Processing

• Local LLM: Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-FP8 with FP8 quantization
• Cloud Fallback: GPT-4o-mini for complex tasks (>8K tokens)
• Hardware: RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (16GB VRAM) with 90% utilization
• Inference: vLLM >=0.6.2 with CUDA >=12.1 support
• Unified Client: LiteLLM for seamless local/cloud routing

Technology Stack

• Backend: Python 3.12+, SQLModel ORM, threading-based background tasks
• Frontend: Streamlit with native caching (st.cache_data), fragments, and real-time updates
• Database: SQLite 3.38+ with WAL mode, FTS5 search, DuckDB 0.9.0+ sqlite_scanner analytics
• AI Processing: LiteLLM unified client + Instructor + vLLM >=0.6.2 with FP8 support
• Analytics: DuckDB sqlite_scanner for zero-ETL analytics, SQLModel cost tracking
• Deployment: Docker + Docker Compose with GPU support, uv package management

Performance Characteristics

• Search: 5-15ms FTS5 queries (1K jobs), 50-300ms (500K jobs) with BM25 ranking
• AI Processing: <2s local vLLM inference, 98% local processing rate, 8K token routing threshold
• GPU Utilization: 90% efficiency with RTX 4090 FP8 quantization and continuous batching
• UI Rendering: <100ms filter operations via st.cache_data, <200ms job card display
• Scalability: Tested capacity 500K job records (1.3GB database), single-user architecture
• Analytics: DuckDB sqlite_scanner for direct SQLite analytics queries
• Cost: $25-30/month operational cost breakdown: AI $2.50, proxies $20, misc $5
• Memory: FP8 quantization for optimal 16GB VRAM utilization

graph TD
    subgraph "UI Layer - Streamlit Native"
        UI_APP[Streamlit App]
        UI_CARDS[Mobile-First Card Interface]
        UI_SEARCH[FTS5 Search with BM25]
        UI_STATUS[Visual Status Indicators]
        UI_FRAGMENTS[Auto-refresh Fragments]
        UI_ANALYTICS[Analytics Dashboard]
    end
    
    subgraph "Search & Analytics"
        SEARCH_FTS5[SQLite FTS5 + Porter Stemming]
        SEARCH_UTILS[sqlite-utils Integration]
        ANALYTICS_SMART[Automatic Method Selection]
        ANALYTICS_DUCK[DuckDB sqlite_scanner]
        ANALYTICS_CACHE[Streamlit Native Caching]
        ANALYTICS_COST[Real-time Cost Tracking]
    end
    
    subgraph "AI Processing Layer"
        AI_LITELLM[LiteLLM Unified Client]
        AI_LOCAL[Qwen3-4B Local]
        AI_CLOUD[GPT-4o-mini Cloud]
        AI_INSTRUCTOR[Instructor Validation]
    end
    
    subgraph "Data Collection"
        SCRAPE_JOBSPY[JobSpy - 90% Coverage]
        SCRAPE_AI[ScrapeGraphAI - 10% Coverage]
        PROXY_IPROYAL[IPRoyal Residential Proxies]
    end
    
    subgraph "Database Layer"
        DB_SQLITE[SQLite + SQLModel]
        DB_SYNC[Database Sync Engine]
        DB_CACHE[Content Hash Detection]
    end
    
    UI_APP --> UI_CARDS
    UI_CARDS --> UI_SEARCH
    UI_SEARCH --> SEARCH_FTS5
    UI_STATUS --> ANALYTICS_SMART
    ANALYTICS_SMART --> ANALYTICS_CACHE
    
    SEARCH_FTS5 --> SEARCH_UTILS
    SEARCH_UTILS --> DB_SQLITE
    
    ANALYTICS_SMART --> DB_SQLITE
    ANALYTICS_SMART --> ANALYTICS_DUCK
    
    SCRAPE_JOBSPY --> AI_LITELLM
    SCRAPE_AI --> AI_LITELLM
    AI_LITELLM --> AI_LOCAL
    AI_LITELLM --> AI_CLOUD
    AI_INSTRUCTOR --> DB_SYNC
    
    DB_SYNC --> DB_SQLITE
    DB_CACHE --> DB_SQLITE
    
    SCRAPE_JOBSPY --> PROXY_IPROYAL
    
    style UI_APP fill:#e1f5fe
    style SEARCH_FTS5 fill:#e8f5e8
    style AI_LITELLM fill:#f3e5f5
    style DB_SQLITE fill:#fff3e0

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🚀 Installation

Requirements

• GPU: RTX 4090 Laptop GPU with 16GB VRAM
• Software: CUDA >=12.1, Python 3.12+
• Tools: Docker + Docker Compose, uv package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/BjornMelin/ai-job-scraper.git
   cd ai-job-scraper

2. Install dependencies with uv:

   uv sync

3. Set up environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your API keys (optional for local-only mode)

4. Initialize the database:

   uv run python -m src.seed seed

5. Start the application:

   uv run streamlit run src/app.py

6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8501

Docker Deployment

For containerized deployment with GPU support:

# Build and run with Docker Compose
docker-compose up --build

# Or run with GPU support
docker run --gpus all -p 8501:8501 ai-job-scraper

📊 Performance

Our architecture delivers production-ready performance for personal-scale usage:

• Search Speed: 5-300ms SQLite FTS5 queries (scales with dataset size: 1K-500K records)
• AI Processing: Local processing <2s response time, 98% local processing rate
• UI Operations: <100ms filter operations via Streamlit native caching
• Real-time Updates: Non-blocking progress with st.rerun() + session_state during background scraping
• GPU Efficiency: 90% utilization with FP8 quantization on RTX 4090 (16GB VRAM)
• Database Performance: SQLite handles 500K+ records, DuckDB analytics via sqlite_scanner
• Cost Control: $25-30/month operational costs with real-time budget monitoring
• Memory Management: FP8 quantization for optimal VRAM utilization with continuous batching

🔧 Configuration

AI Processing Configuration

The application uses a hybrid local/cloud approach:

• Local Model: Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507-FP8 with automatic model download
• Inference: vLLM >=0.6.2 with FP8 quantization for RTX 4090 optimization
• Token Routing: 8K context window threshold measured via tiktoken
• Cloud Fallback: LiteLLM unified client with GPT-4o-mini for complex tasks (>8K tokens)
• Memory: 16GB VRAM with 90% utilization and continuous batching
• Processing Rate: 98% local processing, <2% cloud fallback

Data Sources & Collection

• Structured Sources: JobSpy for LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor (90% coverage)
• Unstructured Sources: ScrapeGraphAI for company career pages (10% coverage)
• Proxy Integration: IPRoyal residential proxies with native JobSpy compatibility
• Rate Limiting: Respectful scraping with configurable delays and user-agent rotation
• Resilience: Native HTTPX transport retries, eliminates custom retry logic
• Background Tasks: Python threading.Thread with Streamlit st.status integration

Analytics & Monitoring Configuration

Built-in analytics and cost tracking:

• Search: SQLite FTS5 handles 500K+ records with porter stemming
• Analytics: DuckDB sqlite_scanner for zero-ETL analytics queries
• Database: SQLite primary storage with WAL mode, DuckDB analytics via direct scanning
• Caching: Session-based st.cache_data → Persistent cache layers with configurable TTL
• UI: Streamlit fragments for auto-refresh, modern card-based interface
• Cost Control: Real-time $50 budget monitoring with automated alerts at 80% and 100%

📚 Documentation

• Product Requirements Document (PRD): Complete feature specifications and technical requirements
• User Guide: Learn how to use all application features
• Developer Guide: Architecture overview and contribution guidelines
• Deployment Guide: Production deployment instructions

🛠️ Development

Built with modern Python practices:

• Package Management: uv (not pip)
• Code Quality: ruff for linting and formatting
• Testing: pytest with >80% coverage target
• Architecture: KISS > DRY > YAGNI principles
• Timeline: 1-week deployment target achieved

Development Setup

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run linting and formatting
ruff check . --fix
ruff format .

# Run tests
uv run pytest

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Our development philosophy prioritizes:

• Library-first approaches over custom implementations
• Simplicity and maintainability over complex abstractions
• Local-first processing for privacy and performance
• Modern Python patterns with comprehensive type hints

Please fork the repository, create a feature branch, and open a pull request. See the Developer Guide for detailed contribution guidelines.

📃 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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