Watson Discovery / watsonx Assistant Developer

Job (Project) Description  

This role focuses on implementing a Discovery-bot solution by configuring, integrating, and deploying IBM Watson services (Discovery and Assistant) to enable intelligent search and conversational interfaces that support critical business processes. You will collaborate closely with Cloud Engineers and ODM Developers.

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Requirements:

Must-Have:

• Hands-on experience with IBM Watson Discovery and watsonx Assistant (or previous versions of Watson Assistant);

• Experience building and deploying chatbots using IBM Cloud;

• Familiarity with document ingestion pipelines, data enrichment processes, and training NLP models;

• Basic scripting or development skills (Node.js, Python, or Java) to support integration logic;

• Strong understanding of REST APIs and JSON;

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate directly with business stakeholders;

• Fluent in English.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience working in life sciences, healthcare logistics, or other regulated industries;

• Experience integrating virtual assistants into web portals, mobile apps, or  internal enterprise systems;

• Knowledge of Watson Orchestrate, Actions Runtime, or AI-powered search bots;

• Familiarity with other virtual assistant platforms (e.g., Dialogflow, Azure Bot Service) is a plus.

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Responsibilities:

• Configure and manage IBM Watson Discovery to ingest, enrich, and query document repositories;

• Design, build, and maintain watsonx Assistant flows and dialog interactions;

• Integrate Discovery search results into the conversational experiences;

• Collaborate with IBM Cloud engineers to ensure secure and high-performance deployments;

• Coordinate with business analysts to define user intents, dialog logic, and expected outcomes;

• Evaluate and fine-tune NLU/NLP models for improved response accuracy;

• Create fallback strategies and handle exceptions gracefully in the assistant flows;

• Document the setup and provide clear handover materials for long-term support and enhancements.

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What We Offer:

• Financial stability and competitive compensation depending on experience and skills;

• Transparent professional and career growth development plans;

• Career development: horizontal, professional, managerial;

• 20 working days of paid vacation, 15 working days of paid sick leave with a doctor’s note, 5 working days of paid sick leave without a doctor’s note;

• Health, life, and accident insurance (opportunity to insure relatives at the corporate rate);

• E-education, certification coverage, access to language learning platform goFluent;

• Remote work or work from the office;

• Flexible work schedule;

• Referral bonus.

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