Freelance Data Scraping Engineer (Remote)

Job summary

This is a freelance, fully remote position for a Data Scraping Engineer specializing in Python. The role involves managing data scraping workflows for real-world applications, ensuring accuracy and reliability in data extraction and processing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 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 fields is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end data extraction workflows from complex websites, ensuring accuracy and reliability of structured datasets.
• Utilize available tools and custom workflows to enhance data collection and validation processes.
• Adapt scraping techniques for dynamic web sources, including JavaScript-rendered content.
• Maintain data quality through validation checks and systematic verification before delivery.
• Scale scraping operations for large datasets and monitor for failures.

Skills

• Proficient in Python web scraping libraries (e.g., BeautifulSoup, Selenium) and handling dynamic content.
• Strong ability to extract data from complex structures and perform data cleaning and normalization.
• Experience with LLMs and AI frameworks is a plus.
• Upper-intermediate English proficiency (B2) or above is required.

Education

• Relevant degree in a technical field is a plus.

Tools

• Familiarity with tools such as Apify and OpenRouter, as well as data formats like CSV, JSON, and Google Sheets.