Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer, Freelance

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

📋 Description

• Manage comprehensive data extraction processes on intricate websites.

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

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

• Consistently extract data from dynamic and interactive web sources, adjusting to JavaScript-rendered content and evolving site behaviors.

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

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

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

• Employ tools such as Apify, OpenRouter, and other technologies in conjunction with technical expertise.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of pertinent experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development.

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

• Proven track record of extracting data from complex structures, including 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 capability in managing anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale.

• Experience with cloud infrastructure, such as AWS or equivalent, and containerization using Docker in real-world workflows.

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

• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to data accuracy.

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

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

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

• A link to GitHub is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible freelance, part-time remote position.

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

• Compensation of up to $25 per hour, depending on level and pace of contribution.