AI Developer
Fluent Software
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Job Description
About Fluent Software Group
Fluent Software Group, a part of Valsoft Corporation, specializes in acquiring and growing vertical market software companies. We offer founders a long-term home, preserving their culture while providing access to new resources, technology, and operational playbooks for sustainable growth.
About The Products
Fluent is actively building a portfolio of AI-powered products. This AI Developer role will be dedicated to one of the following, based on business needs and candidate fit:
- Marea (formerly Alara): An AI-driven dental practice management platform supporting patient communication, scheduling, and operational workflows for dental clinics.
- Sadie Enterprise: An enterprise-grade AI voice agent for a major global client, handling live customer calls, order changes, and routing requests through a real-time human-in-the-loop approval system. This is an active enterprise pilot with significant potential for broader rollout.
- New AI Product (TBD): A net-new AI initiative in early definition, offering the chance to help shape product direction, architecture, and core capabilities from the ground up.
The Opportunity: AI Developer
We are seeking an AI-native Developer to take end-to-end ownership of one AI product. This high-impact role involves working on a production system for real customers, building and shipping features, contributing to architectural decisions, and scaling the platform in a live environment. You will gain meaningful ownership from Day 1 and go deep on a single product within a broader AI-first organization.
What You’ll Own
Product & Feature Development
- Build and ship production features across frontend and backend.
- Develop operator dashboard UI components using Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
- Design and implement API endpoints and backend logic with Bun/Elysia and PostgreSQL.
- Integrate with external enterprise APIs and internal AI services.
- Write and maintain tests for critical workflows.
- Own and evolve key product areas, including the approval queue.
Human-in-the-Loop Systems
- Build and refine SLA tracking, escalation logic, and operator workflows.
- Create analytics views for call patterns, approvals, and performance metrics.
- Support live production operations during the enterprise pilot.
Production & Reliability
- Monitor, debug, and resolve issues in a real-time AI system.
- Respond to operator and stakeholder feedback.
- Improve system reliability, observability, and performance.
Collaboration & Architecture
- Work closely with senior engineers on architecture and technical decisions.
- Participate in code reviews (giving and receiving feedback).
- Document systems and features for long-term maintainability.
Who You Are
Qualifications
- 2+ years of professional software development experience, or equivalent high-impact project experience.
- Strong working knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with React and/or Next.js.
- Solid understanding of REST APIs and relational databases.
- Experience using AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT) in daily workflow.
- Comfortable owning features end-to-end, from requirements through deployment.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Familiarity with Tailwind CSS or component libraries.
- Exposure to voice AI, conversational AI, or real-time systems.
- Experience with enterprise integrations and production environments.
- Open-source contributions or shareable side projects.
Why Fluent Software?
- High Autonomy, High Impact: Own meaningful work from Day 1.
- Serious Career Growth: Exposure to enterprise systems, scaling products, and AI-driven platforms.
- Learning-Driven Culture: Work alongside senior engineers using modern, AI-native workflows.
- Entrepreneurial Energy: Build real products, not legacy systems.
- Competitive Offer: Compensation, health, dental, vision, PTO, and more.
- Team-First Mindset: Collaboration, knowledge sharing, and global connections.
Join Us
Help us scale an AI-powered enterprise platform, blending startup speed with ownership. At Fluent and Valsoft, your work will ship, scale, and make an impact from Day 1.
Key skills/competency
- AI Development
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- REST APIs
- PostgreSQL
- System Reliability
- Enterprise Integration
- End-to-End Ownership
How to Get Hired at Fluent Software
- Research Fluent Software's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to understand their AI-first, entrepreneurial approach.
- Tailor your resume for AI Development: Highlight your experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React/Next.js, and AI coding assistants, aligning with Fluent Software's technical requirements.
- Showcase your end-to-end ownership: Provide specific examples of projects where you took features from requirements through deployment, demonstrating your ability to ship production-ready code.
- Prepare for technical challenges: Be ready to discuss your experience with REST APIs, relational databases like PostgreSQL, and real-time systems, as these are core to Fluent Software's platforms.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and collaboration: During interviews, emphasize your debugging skills, ability to improve system reliability, and your collaborative approach to architectural decisions and code reviews.
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