Mindrift

Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

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4 days ago
Remote, BrazilSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites and deliver accurate, structured datasets.
  • Use tools and custom workflows to accelerate data collection, validation, and task execution.
  • Adapt scraping approaches for JavaScript-rendered content, dynamic sources, APIs, and changing site behavior.
  • 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 experience with Python web scraping using BeautifulSoup, Selenium, or similar tools, 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 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 in real workflows.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar for automation tasks.
  • 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.
  • Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, independent troubleshooting, and self-directed work habits.

Benefits

  • Remote freelance work based in Brazil.
  • Part-time project workload estimated at 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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