Senior Data Scraping Engineer, Python

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Senior Python engineer building reliable scraping workflows for Mindrift’s AI technology projects. Extracting, validating, and scaling structured datasets from complex dynamic websites.

Responsibilities:

  • Handle end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites
  • Deliver complete, accurate, and reliable structured datasets
  • Use tools and custom workflows to accelerate data collection, validation, and task execution
  • Extract data from dynamic and interactive web sources, including JavaScript-rendered content
  • Adapt scraping approaches to changing site behavior
  • Enforce data quality through validation checks, cross-source consistency controls, formatting specifications, and systematic verification
  • Scale scraping operations for large datasets using efficient batching or parallelization
  • Monitor failures and maintain stability against minor site structure changes

Requirements:

  • At least 5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related technical fields is a plus
  • Strong experience in Python web scraping, including BeautifulSoup, Selenium or similar, dynamic content, and APIs via proxies
  • Proven ability to extract data from complex structures, including hierarchies, archived pages, and inconsistent HTML
  • Solid background in data cleaning, normalization, and validation, delivering structured datasets in CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets
  • Demonstrated experience handling anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or equivalent and containerization with Docker
  • Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar applied to automation tasks
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
  • Self-directed work ethic with ability to troubleshoot independently
  • English proficiency: Upper-intermediate (B2) or above

Benefits:

  • Freelance project 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