Project Overview:

We’re developing Carslink.AI, a UK-based AI-powered used car search engine. The concept is simple: a user describes the car they want (e.g., “Red BMW 3 Series under £10K”), and our system intelligently scrapes major platforms, deduplicates results, and returns the best matching vehicles — all powered by AI and automation.

We have a completed landing page, branding, pitch deck, and business plan. Now we’re looking for a freelance developer to build the actual backend engine and deploy it live on AWS.

What You'll Build:

- Python-based scraper that aggregates listings from:

   - Autotrader

   - Motors.co.uk

   - Gumtree Motors

   - eBay Motors

   - CarGurus

   - AA Cars

   - Major dealer sites (e.g., Arnold Clark, Lookers, CarShop)

   - Sites built on GForces / Bluesky / Dealer.com templates

- Deduplication system to avoid cross-platform duplicates

- AI-driven search interface (GPT-based or OpenAI API integration)

- Store normalized listings in PostgreSQL (RDS)

- Host backend API on EC2 or AWS Lambda

- Secure deployment with logging and cron automation

- Optionally integrate a simple frontend with React or Next.js

- Output search results as JSON or API response

Tech Stack (Preferred):

- Python (Scrapy, Playwright, or Requests + BeautifulSoup)

- PostgreSQL (Amazon RDS)

- FastAPI or Flask for API

- AWS (EC2, S3, RDS)

- OpenAI / GPT for text search matching (via prompt or embedding)

- GitHub or GitLab CI/CD

Deliverables:

- Working scraper modules for each car site

- API that returns deduplicated car results

- AI search function that interprets user queries

- Setup + deployment on our AWS account (via IAM role)

- Codebase with documentation and logging

What We Provide:

- AWS account ready with EC2 + RDS enabled

- Full brand assets, landing page, logo, privacy policy, etc.

- Project brief, roadmap, and support from founder

Ideal Candidate:

- Proven experience with web scraping at scale

- Good AWS knowledge (EC2, IAM, RDS)

- Familiar with NLP/AI integrations (ChatGPT, embeddings, etc.)

- Fluent in Python and API architecture

- Available to start ASAP

To Apply:

Please send:

1. Links to similar scraping or AI projects you’ve built

2. A quick explanation of how you'd approach this stack

3. Your estimate for delivery timeline and cost