edit: I'm not a CS student or trying to get a CS job - I have a totally unrelated business and have CS type work internally that I've been DIYing and probably shouldn't be.
I'm not sure this is the correct subreddit. It might not be, but I didn't find a better one. tl;dr can skip to the paragraph after the bolded sentence.
I started an accounting/CPA firm about 3 years ago. There are a lot of processes in what I do that can either use AI to automate or increase accuracy. Or just come up with tailor-made processes/applications. I've been using Claude Code and cursor to create a few custom apps, but there's only so far I can get without a CS background. I'm not 100% green but close to it - I messed around with VB/HTML etc while in middle/high school (late 90s early 00s) but that's about it. Really all that's good for is catching some of the idiotic things AI will do - some of which makes me wonder what I'm not catching.
So I'm at a crossroads if i don't want everything I do to sit "60% there". I could go and learn how to code myself etc, but that would not be the best use of my time. On top of that, I can tell that me not knowing anything and using AI is slower than me knowing what I'm doing and not using AI. I assume someone who knows what they are doing using AI could get a lot done pretty fast.
So my question: Is AI at the point where it makes sense to hire someone to develop/maintain a custom app stack? If so, what kind of relationship/engagement? (hire a full time staff position? are there bespoke software firms out there that would make sense cost wise? upwork?) How would I go about doing any of these and screening properly?
Or am I just insane for even considering any of this.