Mindrift

Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

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4 days ago
Remote, Brazil +5 moreSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites and deliver accurate, structured datasets.
  • Use custom workflows and tools to collect, validate, and process data efficiently.
  • Extract data from dynamic and interactive websites, including JavaScript-rendered content, while adapting to site changes.
  • Apply data-quality checks, cross-source consistency controls, formatting standards, and systematic verification.
  • Scale scraping operations through batching or parallelization, monitor failures, and maintain workflow stability.

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 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 such as CSV, JSON, and Google Sheets.
  • Experience handling anti-bot mechanisms and changing website 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.
  • Upper-intermediate English proficiency (B2) 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 role with an estimated workload of 10–20 hours per week during active project phases.
  • Compensation of up to $25 per hour equivalent, depending on contribution level and pace.

Tech Stack

Categories

Data Engineering
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