Mindrift

Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

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4 days ago
Remote, Uruguay or San José, Costa RicaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites and deliver complete, accurate, structured datasets.
  • Use custom workflows and tools to accelerate data collection, validation, and task execution.
  • Extract data from dynamic and interactive websites, including JavaScript-rendered content, AJAX, infinite scroll, and changing site structures.
  • Apply validation, cross-source consistency checks, formatting controls, and systematic verification to maintain data quality.
  • Scale scraping operations through batching or parallelization, monitor failures, and maintain stability against site changes.
  • Handle anti-bot mechanisms and use cloud infrastructure, containerization, and LLM frameworks in automation workflows.

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.
  • Experience extracting data from complex structures such as hierarchies, archived pages, and inconsistent HTML.
  • Experience with data cleaning, normalization, validation, and delivery in CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets.
  • Experience handling anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale.
  • Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud infrastructure and Docker containerization.
  • Hands-on experience with LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar LLM frameworks applied to automation.
  • Strong attention to detail, independent troubleshooting ability, and a self-directed work ethic.
  • 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 also a plus.

Benefits

  • Remote freelance opportunity based in Uruguay.
  • Part-time project with an estimated workload of 10–20 hours per week during active phases; workload is not guaranteed and applies only while the project is active.

Tech Stack

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Data Engineering
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About Mindrift

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