Mindrift

Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

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4 days ago
Remote, Argentina +6 moreSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites and deliver accurate, structured datasets.
  • Use custom workflows and tools to accelerate data collection, validation, and task execution.
  • Extract data from dynamic and interactive sources, including JavaScript-rendered content, while adapting to changing site behavior.
  • Apply data-quality checks, cross-source consistency controls, formatting requirements, and systematic verification.
  • Scale scraping operations through efficient batching or parallelization, monitor failures, and maintain stability against site changes.

Requirements

  • At least 5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development.
  • Strong Python web-scraping experience with BeautifulSoup, Selenium or similar tools, dynamic content, and APIs via proxies.
  • Ability to extract data from complex structures such as hierarchies, archived pages, and inconsistent HTML.
  • Experience with data cleaning, normalization, validation, and delivery of CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets datasets.
  • Demonstrated experience handling anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale.
  • Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud infrastructure and Docker in real workflows.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar applied to automation.
  • Upper-intermediate English proficiency at B2 level or above.
  • A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related technical field is a plus.
  • A GitHub link is a plus.

Benefits

  • Remote freelance engagement based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Part-time project with an estimated 10–20 hours per week during active phases, with no guaranteed workload.
  • Compensation of up to $25 per hour equivalent, depending on level and pace of contribution.

Tech Stack

Categories

Data Engineering
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