As part of our growth, we are building a new engineering hub in Chișinău. This is a unique opportunity to join a mature product company that truly values your expertise. Shape your long-term career by building products with a global impact!
We’re looking for an experienced engineer to help build a greenfield WhatsApp conversational bot embedded into our money remittance platform. This role is focused on backend and frontend development with Node.js and React, integrating the bot into a regulated, real-money transaction environment.Position Opportunity:Want to work at the intersection of AI, human behavior, and software? Here, prompt engineering is not an afterthought — it’s the heart of the product. You’ll design prompts and flows that keep the conversation useful, natural, and on track, even when users try to take it sideways.
Interested in designing how humans talk to machines? You’ll be crafting natural language UX: guiding users who don’t know the “script” through complex financial flows while keeping the interaction friendly, efficient, and complaint.
Like building rock-solid backend systems? From integrating with the WhatsApp Cloud API to payment processing systems, you’ll engineer services that connect AI conversations to real-world transactions.What you’ll do:Develop and maintain backend services in Node.js/NestJS for integrations with WhatsApp Cloud API, payment platforms, and internal systemsBuild frontend components and tools in React / TypeScript to support the conversational experienceImplement secure, compliant flows for financial transactions and personal data handlingContribute to the system architecture and help scale from prototype to productionDeploy and operate services in Docker/AWS using CDK and modern DevOps practicesCollaborate with Product, QA, and AI engineers to ensure smooth UX across integrationsWhat you'll need to excel in this role:5+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong backend skills with Node.js / NestJSProficiency in React and modern JavaScript/TypeScriptExperience integrating with complex third-party APIs (payments, messaging, etc.)Familiarity with cloud and containerization (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).English proficiency (B2 or higher)
Would be a plus:Experience with Meta’s WhatsApp Business Platform or other messaging APIs (Telegram, Viber, etc.)Background in financial or payment-processing systemsKnowledge of scalable and highly available architecturesHands-on AWS experience
What we offer:Opportunity to be part of the first IDT engineering team in MoldovaHybrid work opportunity & flexible working hoursStable job with long-term growth perspectiveCompetitive salary with annual performance reviewReally good hardwareCompensation for professional training, seminars, and conferences (Moldova DevCon)An exciting and challenging job with talented people aroundReferral program – get rewarded for helping us grow the team with talented peopleCompany-supported English classes to enhance your professional growthModern office with free parking provided by our partner FusionWorksMore perks for the Chisinau office full-time employeesA few words about us:
IDT Corporation is a global communications company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. We are industry leaders in prepaid communication and payment services and one of the largest international voice carriers. We are listed on the NYSE, employ over 1800 people across 20 countries, and have over $1.5 billion in revenues.
We are not ”another big IT corporation”— we encourage and support in-house entrepreneurs in developing their ideas into business actions.
We understand the challenge of being apart from those who matter most. is our flagship brand. It includes International Calling, Mobile Top Up, and Money Transfer services. It enables people to keep in touch with family and friends around the world as well as to send money to more than 50 countries with low fees and great exchange rates.