Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of comprehensive data extraction processes across intricate websites.

• Guarantee thorough coverage, precision, and dependable delivery of organized datasets.

• Utilize available tools and tailored workflows to expedite data gathering, validation, and task implementation.

• Consistently extract data from dynamic and interactive online sources, including content rendered by JavaScript.

• Modify scraping techniques in response to evolving site behaviors and structures.

• Uphold data quality through validation checks, cross-source consistency controls, formatting guidelines, and systematic verification.

• Scale scraping operations for extensive datasets by employing effective batching or parallel processing.

• Monitor failures and maintain stability against minor changes in site structure.

• Utilize tools such as Apify, OpenRouter, and other technologies for web extraction and processing.

• Work autonomously on specialized data scraping workflows for the Tendem project.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development (required).

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related technical fields is advantageous.

• Strong technical foundation and practical experience in scripting, automation, and data extraction workflows.

• Significant experience in Python web scraping, including BeautifulSoup, Selenium, or similar tools, handling dynamic content (JS, AJAX, infinite scroll), and APIs via proxies.

• Proven capability to extract data from complex structures, including hierarchies, archived pages, and inconsistent HTML.

• Solid background in data cleaning, normalization, and validation, delivering structured datasets in CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets.

• Demonstrated experience managing anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or equivalent and experience with containerization using Docker in actual workflows.

• Practical experience with LLM frameworks like LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar applied to automation tasks.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.

• Self-motivated work ethic and the ability to troubleshoot independently.

• Proficiency in English: Upper-intermediate (B2) or above (required).

• A link to GitHub is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Freelance, part-time remote opportunity.

• Estimated 10–20 hours per week during active phases (not guaranteed).

• Compensation up to $40 per hour equivalent, based on level and pace of contribution.

• Access to innovative technology projects through the Mindrift platform.

• Opportunity to contribute to AI development efforts using real-world expertise.