TECH801: AI Agent Developer (LLMs / Internal Knowledge Systems)

<h2>About JerseySTEM</h2> <p><strong>All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.</strong>JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.</p> <p>Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a <strong>minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week </strong>and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.</p> <h2>Overview</h2> <p>We are seeking a tech-savvy and innovative <strong>AI Agent Developer</strong> to join our volunteer team. This individual will design, implement, and optimize AI-powered agents using Large Language Models (LLMs) to help streamline access to internal organizational knowledge and implement Agentic AI. Your work will directly support our 100% volunteer-powered team by improving how volunteers interact with and retrieve information from platforms like <strong>Google Drive, Salesforce, Slack, and Atlassian Jira</strong>.</p> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Develop and refine AI agents powered by Large Language Models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to support JerseySTEM's internal operations.</li> <li>Integrate AI tools with existing platforms (Google Workspace, Salesforce, Jira, Slack) to retrieve relevant knowledge, answer volunteer questions, and guide workflows.</li> <li>Create conversational flows, prompt chains, and context windows that allow volunteers to interact naturally with the AI agents.</li> <li>Maintain, test, and improve AI agents for accuracy, performance, and usability.</li> <li>Collaborate with the Operations, Technology, and Volunteer Onboarding teams to identify high-impact knowledge use cases.</li> <li>Document processes and provide training materials or onboarding instructions to help volunteers adopt the AI tools.</li> </ul> <h2>Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li>Experience with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI GPT, Claude, or similar), prompt engineering, or AI agent frameworks.</li> <li>Familiarity with APIs or no-code/low-code tools for integrating AI with third-party platforms (e.g., Zapier, Make.com, Google Apps Script, Slack bots).</li> <li>Comfortable navigating and organizing content within Google Drive, Jira, Slack, and Salesforce.</li> <li>Strong communication skills to gather requirements and document technical solutions.</li> <li>Passion for education equity, community service, or nonprofit work.</li> <li>Ability to commit to ~6 hours/week for a minimum of 6 months.</li> </ul> <h2>Requirements</h2> <p>This is a <strong>remote volunteer</strong> position that offers hands-on experience in cutting-edge AI development and nonprofit operations. Your contribution will have a tangible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of hundreds of JerseySTEM volunteers.</p>

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