AI Internship: Legacy Code Modernization
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America17 hours ago
Zürich, SwitzerlandIntern
Responsibilities
- Research and compare agentic AI approaches combining LLM-driven agents with static and program analysis.
- Select promising approaches and AI engines, including options beyond LLMs.
- Design and build an agentic AI prototype that navigates legacy .NET/VB6 code and cross-references related modules.
- Extract and document business rules as clear specifications for expert review.
- Add mechanisms to identify uncertain findings and validate results with domain experts.
- Develop repeatable methodologies and best practices for legacy modernization assessment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Programming experience in .NET.
- Ideally, knowledge of VB6 or VB.NET, or willingness to learn.
- Familiarity with static code analysis.
- Experience with different AI engines and LLMs.
- Curiosity about agentic AI and willingness to build an agent.
- Structured communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English plus German or French.
- Academic transcripts must be attached to the application.
Benefits
- Six-month internship starting in Spring 2027.
- Collaborative, multicultural workplace across international sites.
- Monthly AI meetups with ELCA’s AI team.
- Internal hackathons, Brownbag sessions, and a technical blog.
- Monthly after-work events organized at each location.
Tech Stack
.NETVB.NETVisual Basic 6
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About Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a U.S. Christian denomination that coordinates churchwide programs, theological resources, and ministries for congregations, synods, and partners. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, it serves about 3.3 million members in more than 9,000 worshiping communities across all 50 states and the Caribbean, funded primarily by congregational benevolence, donations, and endowments, and operating initiatives in leadership development, education, disaster response, and global mission.