Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer, Freelance

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

📋 Description

• Manage comprehensive data extraction processes across intricate websites.

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

• Utilize tools and bespoke workflows to enhance data collection, validation, and task execution.

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

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

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

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

• Track errors and ensure stability against minor alterations in site structure.

• Implement tools such as Apify, OpenRouter, and other technologies within web extraction and processing workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of pertinent 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 disciplines is an advantage.

• Extensive experience in Python web scraping, including BeautifulSoup, Selenium, or comparable tools, dynamic content (JS, AJAX, infinite scroll), and APIs through proxies.

• Proven track record in extracting data from complex structures, including hierarchies, archived pages, and inconsistent HTML.

• Strong foundation in data cleaning, normalization, and validation, providing structured datasets in CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets.

• Demonstrated experience managing anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures on a large scale.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or similar, along with containerization using Docker.

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

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

• Self-motivated work ethic and capability to troubleshoot independently.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible part-time remote opportunity.

• Freelance position.

• Estimated workload of 10–20 hours per week during active phases.

• Compensation up to $30 per hour equivalent, based on experience and contribution pace.

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