Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer, Freelance

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

📋 Description

• Manage comprehensive data extraction processes across intricate websites.

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

• Utilize tools and customized workflows to expedite data gathering, validation, and task execution.

• Extract data consistently from dynamic and interactive web sources, including content rendered by JavaScript.

• Adjust scraping techniques according to evolving site behaviors.

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

• Enhance scraping operations for extensive datasets using efficient batching or parallelization techniques.

• Monitor failures and ensure stability in response to minor alterations in site structure.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development.

• Extensive experience in Python web scraping, including tools like BeautifulSoup, Selenium, and handling dynamic content and APIs through proxies.

• Proven track record of extracting data from complex structures, such as hierarchies, archived pages, and inconsistent HTML.

• Strong foundation in data cleaning, normalization, and validation, delivering structured datasets in formats like CSV, JSON, and Google Sheets.

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

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure like AWS or equivalent and containerization using Docker.

• Practical experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar applications in automation tasks.

• Keen attention to detail and a strong dedication to data accuracy.

• Ability to work independently with a self-directed work ethic and troubleshoot issues autonomously.

• Proficiency in English at the Upper-intermediate (B2) level or higher.

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

• A GitHub link is considered a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work arrangement.

• Part-time project schedule estimated at 10–20 hours per week during active phases.

• Opportunity for freelance work.

• Access to cutting-edge technology projects via the Mindrift platform.