Freelance Data Scraping Engineer (Python)

About the role

This is a freelance role for a Tendem project. As a Python Data Scraping Engineer, you'll handle data scraping tasks requiring technical precision for web extraction and processing, leveraging internal tools like Apify and OpenRouter alongside your own resourceful approaches.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data extraction workflows across complex websites, ensuring complete coverage, accuracy, and reliable delivery of structured datasets.
• Leverage internal tools (Apify, OpenRouter) alongside 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 as needed to handle JavaScript-rendered content and changing site behavior.
• Enforce data quality standards through validation checks, cross-source consistency controls, adherence to formatting specifications, and systematic verification prior to delivery.
• Scale scraping operations for large datasets using efficient batching or parallelization, monitor failures, and maintain stability against minor site structure changes.

Requirements

• At least 3 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 (plus).
• 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).
• Hands-on experience with LLMs and AI frameworks to enhance automation and problem-solving.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Self-directed work ethic with ability to troubleshoot independently.
• A link to GitHub is a plus.

Qualifications

• English proficiency: Upper-intermediate (B2) or above.

Skills

• Python web scraping (BeautifulSoup, Selenium or similar)
• Dynamic content (JS, AJAX, infinite scroll)
• APIs via proxies
• Data cleaning, normalization, and validation
• Structured datasets (CSV, JSON, Google Sheets)
• LLMs and AI frameworks

Pay

Compensation on this project can range from $37 per hour equivalent, depending on your level and pace of contribution. Compensation varies across projects based on scope, complexity, and required expertise.

Schedule

This is a part-time remote opportunity.