Freelance Bot Developer (WhatsApp / Telegram / Discord)

About Mindrift & Tendem

Mindrift connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by leveraging real-world expertise globally. The Tendem project (https://tendem.ai/) focuses on building conversational bots and messaging-platform integrations within a hybrid AI + human environment.

About the Role

As an AI Pilot (Bot Developer), you will collaborate with Tendem Agents who handle repetitive tasks, providing bot engineering expertise, conversational design judgment, and quality control. Your work will ensure bots are reliable, useful, and ready for real users. This is a freelance, part-time remote opportunity ideal for professionals with hands-on experience building messaging bots, working with platform APIs and webhooks, and implementing conversational logic.

Key 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 where appropriate.
• Connect bots to backend services, databases, CRMs, and third-party APIs (booking systems, payment, content sources).
• Handle webhooks, rate limits, and platform-specific message formats (interactive messages, buttons, media, templates).
• 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

• Experience: At least 3 years of relevant backend, integration, automation, or bot development experience is required.
• Education: A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical fields is a plus.
• Technical Skills (Essential):
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience building bots for major messaging platforms (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, or similar) is required.
• 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 (e.g., WhatsApp template messages).
• Experience with hosting and deployment (Docker, serverless, VPS, or PaaS).
• Additional Requirements:
• 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 (required).
• English proficiency: Upper-intermediate (B2) or above (required).

Project Details

• Project Time Expectations: Approximately 10–20 hours per week during active phases.
• Compensation: Up to $50 per hour equivalent, depending on experience and pace.

Why This Freelance Opportunity is a Great Fit

• Work fully remote on your own schedule.
• Gain hands-on experience in a unique hybrid environment where human expertise and AI agents collaborate.
• Participate in performance-based bonus programs.