<p><a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/mindrift">Mindrift</a> is looking for skilled <strong>Bot Developers (WhatsApp Business API, Telegram Bot API, Discord API)</strong> to join the Tendem project (<a href="https://tendem.ai/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" class="external" target="_blank">https://tendem.ai/</a>) and build conversational bots and messaging-platform integrations within our hybrid AI + human environment. In this role, as an AI Pilot – that's how we refer to this position at <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/mindrift">Mindrift</a> – you'll collaborate with Tendem Agents that handle repetitive tasks, while you provide bot engineering expertise, conversational design judgment, and quality control to ensure bots are reliable, useful, and ready for real users. This part-time remote opportunity is ideal for professionals with hands-on experience building messaging bots, working with platform APIs and webhooks, and implementing conversational logic. </p><h3>What We Do </h3><p>The <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/mindrift">Mindrift</a> 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.</p><h3>About the Role</h3><p>This is a freelance role for a Tendem project. As a Bot Developer, you'll design, build, and refine messaging bots across WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and similar platforms — for use cases such as customer service, appointment booking, order taking, content delivery, moderation, and automated notifications. </p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Build bots for WhatsApp (Business API / Cloud API), Telegram (Bot API), Discord, and similar messaging platforms.</li><li>Design and implement conversational flows, dialogue state, and fallback handling.</li><li>Integrate bots with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar) for natural language responses where appropriate.</li><li>Connect bots to backend services, databases, CRMs, and third-party APIs (booking systems, payment, content sources).</li><li>Handle webhooks, rate limits, and platform-specific message formats (interactive messages, buttons, media, templates).</li><li>Evaluate AI-generated bot code and refactor it for correctness, reliability, and graceful error handling.</li><li>Implement logging, monitoring, and recovery so bots stay healthy in production.</li></ul><h3>Requirements and benefits</h3><p><em><strong>Educational qualifications</strong></em></p><ul><li><strong>At least 3 years of relevant experience</strong> backend, integration, automation, or bot development experience (required).</li><li><strong>Bachelor's or Master's Degree</strong> in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical fields is a plus.</li></ul><p><em><strong>Academic and/or Professional Experience</strong></em></p><p>Candidates should have a strong foundation in bot development, messaging platform integra