AI Applications Developer

Lasting Change Inc•Fort Wayne, IN

About The Position

The AI Applications Developer designs, builds, deploys, and supports internal applications, AI agents, and process automations that improve how work is done across Lasting Change, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Reporting to the Vice President of IT and Data, this early-career role translates business needs into practical, secure, and maintainable solutions using approved platforms such as Microsoft Fabric Apps and Microsoft Copilot Studio, supported by AI-assisted development tools. The developer is accountable for solution usefulness, quality, continuous improvement, and compliance with organizational security, privacy, and AI-governance standards. The incumbent initially works on guided, prioritized projects and takes increasing ownership of discovery, development, deployment, and support as skills develop. The role modernizes business processes, collaborates with employees and leaders to understand needs, and supports solutions after launch. It calls for clear communication with technical and nontechnical colleagues, sound judgment about when work needs additional review, and a commitment to simple, maintainable solutions that address real business needs. Occasional travel to subsidiary sites and training opportunities may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to build or contribute to a technical project, such as an application, automation, AI agent, integration, or data solution.
Project experience may be from professional work, internships, school, personal projects, GitHub or open-source work, bootcamps, low-code development, AI-assisted development, or other demonstrated project work.
Ability to explain something built, how it works, the problem it addressed, and how challenges were handled.
Strong curiosity, resourcefulness, and willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies.
Basic familiarity with software or application-development concepts.
Ability to communicate clearly, incorporate feedback, and work within established standards.
Ability to make reasonable, logical decisions, including recognizing when work needs additional testing, review, or help.
Ability to interpret and communicate procedures, policies, information, ideas, and instructions, including explaining technical concepts clearly to nontechnical colleagues.
Resourcefulness and persistence when working through unfamiliar problems.
Curiosity and ability to learn new tools and concepts quickly.
Ability to break problems into manageable parts and work toward practical solutions.
Ownership of the usefulness, quality, and ongoing improvement of solutions.
Ability to use AI tools confidently while remaining accountable for the accuracy and quality of the work produced.
Commitment to simple, maintainable solutions that address real business needs.
Commitment to protecting confidential information and following established security, privacy, and data-handling standards.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field; equivalent demonstrated experience may substitute for a degree.
Experience with Microsoft Fabric or Fabric Apps, Microsoft Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, or comparable AI-assisted development tools.
Exposure to SQL, APIs, JSON, Git/source control, Python, JavaScript, C#, or another programming language.
Experience with AI agents, automation, integrations, or data-enabled applications.
Exposure to healthcare, behavioral health, human services, nonprofit, or another regulated environment.
Familiarity with privacy, security, HIPAA, responsible AI, or sensitive-data handling.
Relevant Microsoft training or certifications; certifications are not required at hire, but continued professional development is expected.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, and deploy internal applications using Microsoft Fabric Apps and other approved development technologies.
Create AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio and related tools.
Use AI coding agents to prototype, build, troubleshoot, test, document, and improve solutions.
Review AI-generated application code and architecture for accuracy, security, and maintainability.
Keep solutions simple, intuitive, and appropriate to the problem being solved.
Help replace manual processes, spreadsheets, forms, and legacy solutions with simpler modern approaches.
Automate repetitive work, reduce unnecessary handoffs, and improve information flow through business processes.
Understand the underlying problem behind technology requests and help determine whether an app, agent, automation, existing tool, or process change is the best solution.
Improve existing solutions based on how people use them.
Work with employees and leaders to understand business needs and turn them into working solutions.
Participate in discovery conversations, prototyping, demonstrations, testing, and feedback sessions.
Explain technical ideas clearly to nontechnical colleagues.
Focus on usefulness, adoption, and business impact.
Support and improve applications and agents after launch.
Test work, troubleshoot issues, and incorporate user feedback.
Maintain clear technical and user documentation, using AI tools where helpful.
Follow established security, privacy, data, and AI-governance practices.
Apply modern development practices, including source control, APIs, data integration, testing, application security, and deployment.
Raise concerns and seek help when a solution involves risks or complexity beyond the incumbent’s experience.
Progress from guided projects to independently leading straightforward solutions.
Continue learning as AI and application-development tools evolve.
Travel occasionally to subsidiary sites and training opportunities, as required.