Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

About the role

Mindrift is seeking a Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer to join the Tendem project. As an AI Pilot, you will work closely with Tendem Agents to handle repetitive tasks while providing critical thinking, domain expertise, and quality control to ensure accurate and actionable results.

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 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 (plus)
• Strong technical foundation and practical experience with scripting, automation, and AI-assisted workflows
• Strong experience in Python web scraping (BeautifulSoup, Selenium or similar), including dynamic content (JS, AJAX, infinite scroll) and APIs via proxies
• 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

Qualifications

• A link to GitHub is a plus

Skills

• Python web scraping
• Dynamic content handling (JS, AJAX, infinite scroll)
• Data cleaning and normalization
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent)
• Containerization (Docker)
• LLM frameworks (LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar)

Benefits

• Compensation up to $45 per hour equivalent, depending on level and pace of contribution
• Project time expectations: 10-20 hours per week during active phases

Pay

• Up to $45 per hour equivalent

Schedule

• Part-time remote opportunity