Artificial Intelligence Applications Developer

This Volunteer Placement is Located in: Lima, Peru Start Date: December 2026 Placement Length: 5 months Language Requirements: Spanish Level 4-Advanced Please submit a Spanish Resume and Statement of Interest Eligibility: Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only The Volunteer’s Role Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence and eager to apply your skills where they can create lasting impact? Join Cuso International as a volunteer with CETEMIN, a leading technical education institution preparing the next generation of professionals for Peru's mining sector. Working alongside local experts, you will help develop innovative AI-powered educational solutions, enhance intelligent learning tools, and strengthen local technical capacity through knowledge sharing. Your expertise will contribute to creating sustainable technology that improves teaching, learning, and workforce development. This is a unique opportunity to combine cutting-edge AI with meaningful international development, collaborate across cultures, and help shape the future of technical education in Peru. Bring your AI expertise to a project that empowers people, strengthens institutions, and creates lasting change. As a volunteer, you will: Technical assessment of the application: Review the current state of the AI application, its architecture, codebase, integrated models, and technical debt, identifying opportunities for improvement and development priorities. Development of new features: Design, code, and deploy new application features, including improvements to the user interface, interaction flows, and AI agent capabilities. Integration and optimization of language models: Improve the integration of language models (LLMs), fine-tune prompts, and implement RAG techniques or other strategies to enhance the quality and accuracy of the agent’s responses. Technology Transfer and Documentation: Prepare technical documentation for the system, train the internal team on application maintenance and evolution, and propose a technology roadmap for scaling. Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field Essential Background: Experience in software development and programming (Python, JavaScript, or other relevant languages) Experience working with language model APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or others) Experience in database management and data structuring for AI systems Ability to document technical systems and transfer knowledge to non-specialized teams Ready to make a lasting difference? Apply today to share your skills! About Us Cuso International (Cuso) is an international cooperation and development organization based in Canada that works to create social and economic opportunities for equity-deserving groups. Building on over sixty years of impactful work, we address global challenges by tackling the root causes of inequality. Working…