AI Engineer - Volunteer

**Volunteer AI Engineer – Arkofn (2-Month Evaluation Period)**

**Location: Toronto | Remote-Friendly**

Arkofn is an AI agent development company building AI agents and

chatbots that handle real-world communication and operational tasks.

We focus on practical, reliable systems that reduce human workload

while maintaining clear boundaries, trust, and accountability.

We are seeking Volunteer AI Engineers to help build and improve AI

agents and chatbots that interact with humans through text, voice,

and digital systems. This is a hands-on role focused on execution,

not theory. During the 2-month volunteer evaluation period,

contributors will work on real conversational systems designed to

understand intent, manage information flow, follow strict rules, and

escalate to humans when required. High-performing and committed

volunteers may be offered a full-time position at the end of the

period.

Responsibilities include building and improving AI agents and

chatbots, designing conversational flows and agent logic, translating

human workflows into rule-based automation, integrating systems with

APIs and external services, enforcing clear handoff rules between AI

agents and humans, ensuring agents do not guess or exceed defined

responsibilities, and continuously testing and refining behavior for

reliability and consistency.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of basic programming

concepts, be comfortable working with Python or similar backend

languages, and be able to work with APIs, JSON, and request/response

systems. You should be able to break down conversations and human

tasks into clear, automatable steps and think logically within

rule-based systems. Experience with chatbots, AI agents, automation

tools, or messaging platforms is considered an asset but not

required. Formal education is not required; functional ability

matters more than credentials.

This role is contribution-based and not tracked by hours. We value

ownership, clarity, and meaningful progress over time spent. The

interview process consists of a short online conversation followed by

a hands-on, sandboxed group project focused on building a small AI

agent or chatbot. No technical exams or take-home tests are used, and

no work from the session is applied directly to Arkofn products.

To apply, please send your resume and any relevant project links to:

Email: hey@arkofn.com

Job Types: Apprenticeship, Internship / Co-op Contract length: 2 months

Pay: $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 20 per week

Work Location: Remote