Volunteer AI Software Developer (Remote)

Volunteer AI Software Developer (Remote)

• MatchingDonors.com is offering this position only to individuals with OPT F-1 status.
• This is a remote, flexible, and rewarding volunteer opportunity ideal for students, professionals, or recent graduates looking to gain experience, expand their portfolio, and use AI for a life-saving cause.

Who Should Apply

We especially welcome eligible F-1 students with OPT or CPT status and can offer at least 20 hours per week of volunteer work. This is also a great opportunity for those looking to contribute to social good, build real-world AI applications, and collaborate with a dedicated team.

What You’ll Do

As our AI Software Developer, you’ll help design and implement creative AI-driven solutions to expand our mission. You will:

• Choose a current AI powered marketing system seen on the Internet and create a similar one for us.
• Build AI-powered features for marketing campaigns and outreach initiatives.
• Create tools that help recruit more patients, potential donors, advertisers, and high-value item donations (real estate, cars, boats, stocks, collectibles, etc.).
• Develop models and features to attract more advertisers and users to our network of websites, including:
  • MatchingDonors.com
  • DailyDiabetesNews.com
  • DailyTransplantNews.com
  • IrishDailyTransplantNews.com

You do not need to build an entirely new system from scratch

The most important consideration is that your idea can be implemented quickly and begin producing measurable results. We’re looking for practical, action-oriented solutions that can start making a positive impact within weeks—not projects that require many months of development before they can be tested or put to use.

You do not need to build an entirely new system from scratch. In fact, we encourage you to explore the many proven AI platforms, tools, and services already available online. These existing technologies can serve as a strong foundation for your idea, allowing you to customize, combine, or configure them to meet our specific needs. By building on tools that already exist, you can reduce development time, lower costs, test your idea sooner, and focus your energy on delivering meaningful results.

Your proposal might use one AI tool or bring several tools together into a simple, effective workflow. What matters most is not whether the underlying technology is completely original, but how thoughtfully and effectively it is applied to solve a real problem for our organization.

If your idea can help us grow faster, reach more people, increase donations, improve our efficiency, or ultimately help save more lives, we would love to hear it.

We need someone who can, create a set and forget system that can deliver marketing for MatchingDonors.com, and to get more patients needing transplants and potential organ donors to register on MatchingDonors.com. Also, to get more Real Estate, Cars, Boats, RV's, Planes, Stocks and Collectibles donated to Matchingdonors.com. Also, get more advertisers to our DailyDiabetesNews.com, DailyTransplantNews.com, and IrishDailyTransplantNews.com, and MatchingDonors.com websites.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI and machine learning solutions.
• Develop, test, and optimize machine learning models.
• Collaborate with a remote team of developers and volunteers.
• Contribute to open-source and internal AI projects.
• Assist in data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing.
• Participate in code reviews and team discussions.
• Stay current on trends and developments in AI/ML.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++, or similar languages.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
• Understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software architecture.
• Portfolio or GitHub with AI/ML contributions (required).
• Familiarity with development tools (Cursor + Claude or equivalents).
• Bonus: Backend experience (Go/Golang) or front-end/client development (React, iOS Swift, Android Kotlin).
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Why Volunteer With Us?

• Gain real-world AI/ML experience on meaningful projects.
• Expand your professional network and technical portfolio.
• Work with a team of passionate, mission-driven volunteers.
• Help save lives while applying cutting-edge technology.

How to Apply

To be considered, please email us with your resume and a short proposal of what you can build or contribute to the role. Let us know how you’d like to help us grow our mission through AI!

Join Us

If you're excited about the power of AI and want to put your skills to work for a truly impactful cause, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in using technology to save lives and make a real difference-one line of code at a time.