About the Role
As an AI Pilot for the Tendem project, you will build conversational bots and messaging-platform integrations within a hybrid AI + human environment. You'll collaborate with Tendem Agents, providing bot engineering expertise, conversational design judgment, and quality control to ensure bots are reliable and useful for real users.
Responsibilities
- Build bots for WhatsApp (Business API / Cloud API), Telegram (Bot API), Discord, and similar messaging platforms.
- Design and implement conversational flows, dialogue state, and fallback handling.
- Integrate bots with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar) for natural language responses.
- Connect bots to backend services, databases, CRMs, and third-party APIs.
- Handle webhooks, rate limits, and platform-specific message formats.
- Evaluate AI-generated bot code and refactor it for correctness, reliability, and graceful error handling.
- Implement logging, monitoring, and recovery so bots stay healthy in production.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant backend, integration, automation, or bot development experience.
- Strong foundation in bot development, messaging platform integrations, and building reliable conversational workflows.
- Ability to design and maintain production-ready bots.
- Confidence working with APIs, webhooks, and backend services.
- Ability to refine AI-assisted output into stable, user-friendly experiences.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience building bots for major messaging platforms (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, or similar).
- Strong command of Python or Node.js for backend bot logic.
- Solid experience with REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth, and async request handling.
- Experience with relational or NoSQL databases for storing conversation state and user data.
- Familiarity with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) and prompt design for conversational use is a strong plus.
- Understanding of platform-specific limits, message templates, and approval flows.
- Experience with hosting and deployment (Docker, serverless, VPS, or PaaS).
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to bot reliability.
- Self-directed work ethic with the ability to design and ship complete bots independently.
- Portfolio or examples of bots you've built.
- English proficiency: Upper-intermediate (B2) or above.
Skills
- WhatsApp Business API
- Telegram Bot API
- Discord API
- Python
- Node.js
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- OAuth
- Async request handling
- Relational databases
- NoSQL databases
- LLM APIs
- Prompt design
- Docker
- Serverless
- VPS
- PaaS
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Part-time
- Freelance
- Remote
Experience Level
- 3+ years of relevant experience
- 1+ year of hands-on experience building bots
Education Level
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical fields is a plus.
Salary/Compensations
- Up to $60 per hour equivalent
Benefits
- Work fully remote on your own schedule.
- Gain hands-on experience in a unique hybrid environment.
- Participate in performance-based bonus programs.
About the Company
- The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators.
- Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe.
