Company Description

Company: Hero Control Systems Ltd. (HCSYS)

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

Zambian recruitment services

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.