AI/IoT Junior Developer

Job description

JobwebZambia, based in Ghana — for nearly 10 years, you copied and mirrored content from GoZambia. Now that it’s no longer easy for you to do so, you’re attempting to target our site instead. Such predatory behavior is not welcome here. Why should people visit your site when you just copy everything from our site, you not providing any value. USELESS WEBSITE!

Company Description

Company: Hero Control Systems Ltd. (HCSYS)

Location: Lusaka, Zambia — Hybrid (On-site + Remote)

Reports To: Chief Technology Officer (Eng. Cephas Kalembo)

Start Date: Immediate

Role Description

We are seeking a Junior Developer passionate about AI integration, embedded systems, and full-stack development.

You will work directly with the CTO and senior engineers to:

Build, deploy, and test small-scale AI services on NVIDIA Jetson devices and microcontrollers (ESP32, ESPIDF, CUDA, C++).
Develop APIs, dashboards, and user interfaces for edge-AI products.
Integrate computer-vision and speech models for Zambia-centric use cases (education, banking, health, security).

This role is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career developer eager to work on real hardware, real data, and real national-impact projects.

Key Responsibilities

Assist in developing Python-based AI inference and REST API services.
Build front-end dashboards (React/Next.js or Flutter) for product monitoring.
Work with TensorRT/ONNX models and optimize for Jetson hardware.
Contribute to firmware and microcontroller code (ESP-IDF/C++/Python).
Manage data-ingestion pipelines (OCR, FAISS, or SQL Lite).
Support software documentation, testing, and deployment to clients.
Collaborate on research and field pilots across sectors (education, finance, healthcare, smart city).

Required Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Solid foundation in Python and at least one of: C/C++, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
Basic knowledge of machine-learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX).
Familiarity with APIs, databases (SQLite/PostgreSQL), and Git version control.
Curiosity about IoT hardware (Raspberry Pi, ESP32, STM32) or electronics.
Strong problem-solving and willingness to learn fast.

Nice-to-Have / Preferred

Experience with Jetson Nano / AGX Xavier / TensorRT deployment.
Understanding of computer vision (YOLO, OpenCV) or speech models (Vosk, Piper).
Knowledge of Zambian digital-finance or education systems.
Familiarity with React, Next.js, Flask, FastAPI, or Node.js.
Passion for open-source, innovation, and national development.

What We Offer

Hands-on mentorship from senior engineers.
Exposure to national-level innovation projects.
Opportunity to publish or present technical work.
Competitive entry-level salary + growth path.
Certificate of innovation participation after 6 months.

How to Apply

Send your CV + portfolio or GitHub link and a short paragraph on “Why I want to build AI for Zambia” to:

? admin@hcsys.co

Subject: Junior Developer Application – [Your Name]

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.