Mindrift

Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

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4 days ago
Remote, Australia or Sydney, AustraliaSenior

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 web sources, including JavaScript-rendered content 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.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development.
  • Strong Python web-scraping experience with tools such as BeautifulSoup and Selenium, including dynamic content, AJAX, infinite scroll, 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 structured outputs including CSV, JSON, and 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 LLM frameworks such as LangChain or OpenRouter for automation tasks.
  • English proficiency at Upper-intermediate (B2) level or above is required; a GitHub link and a relevant technical degree are a plus.

Benefits

  • Remote freelance work with an estimated 10–20 hours per week during active project phases.
  • Part-time project engagement with workload dependent on project activity and requirements.

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Data Engineering
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