Job Title: Freelance Data Engineer - Global Migration & Wealth Flow Research

Company Name: Kirin

Job Details: RemoteContract

Job Url: https://hiring.cafe/viewjob/fg344fdj0cpo2wop

Job Description: Posted 3mo agoFreelance Data Engineer - Global Migration & Wealth Flow Research@ KirinView All JobsBuenos Aires or Istanbul or Sydney or Shanghai or Shenzhen or Salt Lake CityRemoteContractResponsibilities:Identifying data, Ingesting data, Cleaning dataRequirements Summary:Strong scraping and data wrangling; experience with public data APIs; reconcile sources; statistical fluency; rigorous verification; AI tools for data extraction preferred.Technical Tools Mentioned:Web scraping, Data wrangling, APIs, Statistical analysis, AI tools
We're looking for someone who lives and breathes scraping, finding, maintaining, and manipulating data.You'll scrape, clean, and maintain datasets from public and private sources, then compile the most comprehensive annual report on global wealth migration.RequirementsStrong scraping and data wrangling skillsExperience with public data APIs (UN DESA, OECD, World Bank, IMF, Eurostat)Ability to reconcile conflicting sources and methodologiesStatistical fluency: time series, demographic modeling, flow reconciliationRigorous: verify every number, source every claimExperience with AI tools for data extraction and automation preferredResponsibilitiesIdentify, scrape, ingest, and clean data from every credible source on migration and wealth flowsMaintain unified master dataset with version control, metadata, and reproducible pipelinesTrack and compare data definitions across institutions, flag gapsProduce visualizations and tables that withstand scrutiny from economists and policymakersCompile annual comprehensive report on migration and wealth flowsContinuously discover new data sources and expand coverageDeliver clean, well-structured datasets ready for publication