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Senior ML Engineer - AI Document Intelligence at Shado Ventures
Shado Ventures is seeking experienced candidates for the position of Senior Machine Learning Engineer focused on AI Document Intelligence. This role is available as a contract position, specifically tailored for those wanting to develop an innovative AI system designed to recognize and generate legal documents from death certificates.
This is a remote position with Shado Ventures, allowing candidates to work from anywhere in the world. This flexibility is ideal for job seekers looking for opportunities without location constraints but also ensures worldwide collaboration.
As a Senior ML Engineer, you will embark on a crucial project aimed at developing a system that achieves 95% accuracy in parsing death certificates across more than 50 state format variations. The ultimate goal is to automate the tedious administrative work families face after a death, enabling streamlined notifications to governmental and financial institutions without requiring access to the deceased's login details. The scale of this project is substantial as it impacts approximately 3.3 million American families annually.
The founder of Shado Ventures, Hassan, shares a personal narrative that adds depth to this project. He currently faces a similar challenge as his father receives hospice care. This empathetic background highlights the importance of the work being done by the company, deeply resonating with those who wish to contribute meaningfully.
The initial opportunity involves a 4-week paid sprint priced at $15,000, which breaks down as follows:
In case of a mutual fit, there is potential to transition into a Founding CTO role, which includes:
The project consists of specific deliverables broken down into weekly focuses:
Week 1: Development of Death Certificate Intelligence, utilizing GPT-4 Vision or Claude Sonnet with a focus on extracting information with 95% accuracy, outputting structured JSON files.
Week 2: Creation of legal document generation systems through institutional templates for various agencies such as SSA, Medicare, DMV, etc., ensuring the output is professional and not identifiable as AI-generated.
Weeks 3-4: Focus on integration and creating a demo. This includes developing a user interface (UI) and preparing a compelling demo video for potential investors.
Candidates applying for this position must meet the following requirements:
Preferred qualifications include experience in optical character recognition (OCR) and document parsing, familiarity with the legal or regulated industry, and expertise in vision models.
The technical framework for this role includes:
This project addresses a novel problem with no existing AI solutions available for death certificates and poses a significant accuracy challenge with the goal of impacting real families' lives positively. Candidates will have the unique opportunity to lead in a greenfield architecture where you can make all technical decisions, contributing to a technical solution that holds substantial real-world implications.
Interested candidates should reach out to Noa James at noa@shado.ventures with the following materials:
Applications missing any of these elements will not be considered.
The projected timeline includes interviews occurring in late February, with a preferred start date around mid-March and project delivery aimed for early April.
Candidates interested in making a meaningful impact on families navigating severe life challenges are strongly encouraged to apply.
This job offer was originally published on weworkremotely.com
February 18, 2026
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