Document Sourcing Specialist
$20 - $66/hourpay
Contractor
Remote
Required Skills
Attention to Detail
Compliance Review
Data Collection
License Verification
Document Sourcing
Academic Research
Public Records
About micro1
micro1 is a data engine that helps AI labs train foundational models and enterprises build AI agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments used to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations used to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings. Our data engine includes an AI recruiter agent that sources and vets domain experts, a data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data, and a pipeline performance system that ensures both quality and velocity.
Our goal is to have 1 billion people doing meaningful work by contributing their expertise to the development of frontier AI models. We’ve raised $40M+ in funding, and our AI recruiter has powered more than 1 million AI-led interviews as our global network of experts expands to form the human intelligence layer for AGI.
Job Summary:
Join our customer's team as a Document Sourcing Specialist, where your keen eye for detail and passion for compliance will directly impact the quality of data used in AI training. In this fully remote role, you will identify, verify, and source open-access documents from a variety of reputable repositories to ensure they meet stringent licensing requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Source publicly available documents from platforms such as government archives, academic repositories, open datasets, and licensed open-source documentation.
- Verify and document the license type of every sourced document, ensuring strict adherence to requirements such as CC0, CC-BY, MIT, or Apache 2.0 (or equivalent).
- Log critical metadata for each submission, including source URLs and full license details, in designated tracking tools.
- Flag and annotate any issues related to ownership, unclear licensing, paywalled access, or content with non-commercial usage restrictions.
- Collaborate with data engineering and compliance teams to clarify requirements and resolve sourcing ambiguities.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of open data best practices, licensing changes, and repository navigation strategies.
- Communicate findings and unresolved issues clearly in both written and verbal form, supporting documentation integrity and compliance audits.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to accurately review complex licensing and compliance information.
- Experience sourcing documents from repositories such as SEC EDGAR, arXiv, Kaggle, and GitHub.
- Proficiency in academic research, data collection, and public records searching.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate findings and collaborate remotely.
- Demonstrated ability to distinguish between open and restricted content, and to identify potential sourcing risks.
- Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, remote environment with evolving priorities.
- Highly organized, reliable, and adept at managing and documenting large volumes of information.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience supporting AI or machine learning projects with high-quality data sourcing.
- Familiarity with open-source licensing and data compliance regulations.
- Background in academic research, information science, or legal review.