Mindrift

Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

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4 days ago
Remote, United States or Oklahoma City, OK, USASenior

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 site changes.
  • Apply validation, cross-source consistency checks, formatting controls, and systematic verification to ensure data quality.
  • Scale scraping operations through batching or parallelization, monitor failures, and maintain stability against minor site structure 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, 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 delivery in structured formats such as CSV, JSON, and Google Sheets.
  • 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 tools for automation.
  • English proficiency at Upper-intermediate (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, part-time freelance work.
  • Estimated workload of approximately 10–20 hours per week during active project phases; workload is not guaranteed.
  • Compensation is described as up to $45 per hour equivalent, depending on level and contribution pace.

Tech Stack

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Data Engineering
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