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Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

RemoteSeniorPosted Aug 17, 2026
PythonBeautifulSoupSeleniumApifyLangChainOpenRouterAWSDocker+6 more

About this role

Freelance role building specialized data scraping workflows for AI technology projects. You'll extract, process, and validate data from complex web sources using Python, modern scraping tools, and LLM frameworks. Part-time remote position requiring 10-20 hours weekly during active phases.

Must have

At least 5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development

Strong experience in Python web scraping including dynamic content and APIs via proxies

Proven ability to extract data from complex structures like hierarchies and inconsistent HTML

Solid background in data cleaning normalization and validation

Demonstrated experience handling anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale

Experience with cloud infrastructure AWS or equivalent and containerization Docker

Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks LangChain OpenRouter or similar

English proficiency Upper-intermediate B2 or above

Technologies

PythonAWSDockerRESTSeleniumJSONGitHubCI/CDLLMsBeautifulSoupLangChainOpenRouterApifyCSV

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites ensuring complete coverage and accuracy

Leverage available tools and custom workflows to accelerate data collection validation and task execution

Ensure reliable extraction from dynamic and interactive web sources adapting approaches as needed

Enforce data quality standards through validation checks and cross-source consistency controls

Scale scraping operations for large datasets using efficient batching or parallelization

Benefits

Flexible hoursCompetitive salaryRemote work

Recruitment process

1

Part-time freelance role for Tendem project on Mindrift platform

2

Tasks estimated at 10-20 hours per week during active phases

3

Compensation up to 45 dollars per hour equivalent depending on level and pace

4

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering Applied Mathematics Computer Science or related fields is a plus

5

GitHub portfolio link is a plus