Remote AI Developer - Dutch Speaking
1 day ago
Richmond
We are looking for a Dutch-speaking AI Developer based in Canada to own the ongoing development and scaling of the Enterprise Voice AI Agent — built to serve one of our Netherlands-based portfolio companies and their clients. In this role, you will build and evolve a production voice AI system that processes real customer interactions at enterprise volume. You will work directly with stakeholders at our portfolio company — in Dutch — to gather requirements, refine agent behaviour, and ensure the platform meets the operational needs of their business and their clients. Dutch language proficiency is a hard requirement . You will be the primary technical point of contact for our Dutch-speaking portfolio company, conducting discussions, writing documentation, and communicating updates in Dutch as part of your daily work. Voice Agent Development & Ownership • Own end-to-end development of the Enterprise Voice AI Agent: architecture, features, integrations, and ongoing maintenance, • Build and tune AI voice agent pipelines — including speech recognition, natural language understanding, dialogue management, and text-to-speech, • Develop and maintain the frontend (React/Next.js) and backend (Node.js/Python) components of the platform, • Integrate the voice agent with the portfolio company's existing systems (CRMs, telephony platforms, APIs) and their clients' infrastructure, • Maintain a prioritized backlog and drive features and improvements to production independently Client Collaboration (in Dutch) • Serve as the main technical liaison with the portfolio company — conducting requirements sessions, reviews, and status updates in Dutch, • Translate the portfolio company's business needs into technical specifications and working software, • Write client-facing documentation, release notes, and user guides in Dutch, • Manage expectations proactively and communicate timelines, risks, and decisions clearly Agentic AI & Continuous Improvement • Design and integrate AI agents to automate testing, debugging, performance monitoring, and feature prototyping, • Supervise agentic AI outputs to ensure they align with product goals, code standards, and security requirements, • Continuously improve platform reliability, call handling quality, and voice agent performance, • Apply AI tools to documentation, observability, and operational workflows Success Looks Like • The Enterprise Voice AI Agent handles call volume reliably for our portfolio company, with high containment rates and strong client satisfaction, • Portfolio company stakeholders communicate smoothly with the development team, in Dutch, with minimal friction or delays, • New features and client requirements move from brief to production rapidly and predictably, • The platform scales cleanly to support additional clients across the portfolio, • Agentic AI workflows are a standard part of the development and QA process Required • Professional Dutch language proficiency — written and spoken (this is a non-negotiable requirement), • 1–3 years of professional software development experience, or equivalent strong project-based work, • Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript, • Experience building production applications with React and Next.js (routing, SSR/SSG, API routes, data fetching), • Backend experience with Node.js and/or Python (REST APIs, authentication, third-party integrations), • Working knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB), including schema design and querying, • Familiarity with testing practices and frameworks (Jest, Playwright, or Cypress), • Comfortable with Git, pull requests, code reviews, and collaborative development workflows, • Solid understanding of web fundamentals: authentication, caching, security, and performance, • Interest in and basic experience with AI-assisted or agentic development workflows Preferred • Experience working with voice AI platforms, telephony APIs, or conversational AI systems (e.g., Twilio, Vocode, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Rasa), • Experience with LLM integration and prompt engineering in production systems, • Experience designing, building, or supervising agentic AI tools in a software development context, • Experience deploying and operating apps on cloud platforms (Vercel, AWS, GCP, Azure, or Docker), • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and automated testing, • Familiarity with the Dutch business and enterprise software landscape We are a small, product-focused team that ships frequently and iterates fast. Our environment is lightweight, collaborative, and supportive, with direct communication and minimal process. You will have real ownership of outcomes and a direct line to stakeholders. This role is ideal for a developer who is energized by building something new, working closely with an enterprise client, and exploring the frontier of voice AI — while maintaining the quality and reliability that production systems demand.