Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer – Freelance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee complete data extraction processes across intricate websites.

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

• Utilize tools such as Apify, OpenRouter, and tailored workflows for data gathering, validation, and task execution.

• Retrieve data 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 controls, formatting specifications, and systematic verification.

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

• Monitor for failures and sustain stability against minor structural changes on websites.

⛳️ Requirements

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

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

• Solid technical foundation and hands-on experience with scripting, automation, and data extraction workflows.

• Proficient experience in Python web scraping using BeautifulSoup, Selenium, or similar tools.

• Familiarity with handling dynamic content, including JavaScript, AJAX, and infinite scrolling.

• Experience working with APIs through proxies.

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

• Background in data cleaning, normalization, and validation.

• Capability to deliver structured datasets in CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets formats.

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

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or similar.

• Experience in containerization using Docker.

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

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

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

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

• A GitHub link is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Freelance opportunity.

• Part-time remote work.

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

• Up to $30 per hour equivalent, depending on level and pace of contribution.

• Flexible project-based workload (not guaranteed; applies while project is active).