Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer

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Senior Python engineer building reliable web-scraping and data-processing workflows for Mindrift’s Tendem AI project. Extracting, validating, and scaling structured datasets from complex websites.

Responsibilities:

  • Own end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites, ensuring complete coverage, accuracy, and reliable delivery of structured datasets
  • Leverage available tools and custom workflows to accelerate data collection, validation, and task execution while meeting defined requirements
  • Ensure reliable extraction from dynamic and interactive web sources, adapting approaches for JavaScript-rendered content and changing site behavior
  • Enforce data quality standards through validation checks, cross-source consistency controls, formatting specifications, and systematic verification before delivery
  • Scale scraping operations for large datasets using efficient batching or parallelization, monitor failures, and maintain stability against minor site structure changes
  • Apply expertise in web scraping, data extraction, and data processing for the Tendem project

Requirements:

  • At least 5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development (required)
  • Strong experience in Python web scraping (BeautifulSoup, Selenium or similar), including dynamic content (JS, AJAX, infinite scroll) and APIs via proxies
  • Proven ability to extract data from complex structures (hierarchies, archived pages, inconsistent HTML)
  • Solid background in data cleaning, normalization, and validation, delivering structured datasets (CSV, JSON, Google Sheets)
  • Demonstrated experience handling anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent) and containerization (Docker) as part of real workflows
  • Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks (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 (required)
  • A link to GitHub is a plus

Benefits:

  • Freelance role
  • Part-time opportunity
  • Remote work
  • Estimated 10–20 hours per week during active project phases
  • Compensation up to $40 per hour equivalent