Chatbot Developer (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord) - Freelance

Mindrift is hosting a freelance role for the Tendem project, focusing on building conversational bots and messaging-platform integrations within a hybrid AI and human environment.

• At least 3 years of relevant backend, integration, automation, or bot development experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields is a plus.
• Minimum 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.
• Experience with REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth, and async request handling.
• Familiarity with relational or NoSQL databases for conversation state and user data storage.
• Understanding of platform-specific limits, message templates, and approval flows.
• Experience with hosting and deployment using Docker, serverless technologies, VPS, or PaaS.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to bot reliability.
• Ability to design and ship complete bots independently.
• Portfolio or examples of bots previously built.
• English proficiency at upper-intermediate (B2) level or above.

• Build bots for messaging platforms including WhatsApp (Business API / Cloud API), Telegram (Bot API), Discord, and Slack.
• Design and implement conversational flows, dialogue states, and fallback handling.
• Integrate bots with large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI or Anthropic 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 and refactor AI-generated bot code for correctness and reliability.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and recovery to maintain bot health in production.