Artificial Intelligence Applications Developer (Volunteer Placement)

About the role

Cuso International offers a 5-month volunteer placement in Lima, Peru, starting in December 2026, within the SHARE project (Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality) with its partner CETEMIN, a technical education institution for Peru's mining sector. The volunteer helps develop AI-powered educational solutions, improve intelligent learning tools and strengthen local technical capacity. Spanish at advanced level (Level 4) is required, and a Spanish resume and statement of interest must be submitted; the placement is open to Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents only.

Key responsibilities

• Assess the current state of the AI application, its architecture, codebase, integrated models and technical debt, and identify improvement priorities.
• Design, code and deploy new features, including UI improvements, interaction flows and AI agent capabilities.
• Improve the integration of language models, fine-tune prompts and implement RAG or similar strategies to improve response quality and accuracy.
• Prepare technical documentation, train the internal team on application maintenance and propose a technology roadmap for scaling.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• 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-specialist teams.

What we offer

• Monthly living allowance and accommodation.
• Health insurance, including required vaccinations and antimalarial medication.
• Round-trip airfare and visa/work permit costs.
• Pre-placement, in-country and reintegration training, plus ongoing local support and access to the Employee Assistance Program.

Shortlisted candidates must confirm passport or permanent resident details, provide three references, pass a language assessment, a police check, medical clearance and anti-terrorism checks, and agree to the PSEA policy and Code of Conduct.