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Help build a fairer path to solar knowledge.

Solar Chat brings together software, research and locally informed partnerships to make reliable solar-energy guidance easier to access and use.

Current opportunities

Four ways to contribute.

We are looking for thoughtful, collaborative people who care about technical quality, evidence, accessibility and solutions shaped by the contexts in which they will be used.

All roles are designed for remote collaboration. Any travel, location requirements or working-hour overlap will be discussed clearly before an offer.

Opportunity 01

Chatbot Software Developer

Build the dependable technology behind a clear, accessible solar-energy conversation.

Location
Remote
Focus
Product & engineering
Type
Professional opportunity

What you would do

  • Develop, test and maintain the chatbot, its backend services and external integrations.
  • Translate research findings and user feedback into practical product improvements.
  • Improve reliability, performance, monitoring, privacy and security.
  • Support structured content, analytics and evaluation workflows.
  • Write clear technical documentation and contribute to technical decisions.
  • Help move the service responsibly from prototype testing towards wider use.

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering or a closely related subject, or an equivalent professional qualification.
  • Strong programming ability in at least one production language, such as Python or TypeScript.
  • Experience with backend development, APIs, databases, testing and version control.
  • A practical understanding of secure and responsible handling of user data.
  • Clear communication and the ability to work independently in a remote, interdisciplinary team.

Useful additional experience

  • Conversational AI, NLP, language models or retrieval-based systems.
  • WhatsApp, messaging-platform or communications APIs.
  • Cloud infrastructure, serverless systems, DevOps or observability.
  • Multilingual products, low-bandwidth environments or accessibility.
  • Taking research prototypes into reliable production services.

Please include a CV, a short note explaining your interest, your location and time zone, and links to relevant code, products or a portfolio where available.

Express your interest

Opportunity 02

Partnerships & Pilot Programme Manager

Coordinate locally informed partnerships and turn pilot experience into practical improvements.

Location
Remote
Focus
Partnerships & programmes
Type
Professional opportunity

What you would do

  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with implementation, research and community partners.
  • Co-design pilot objectives, plans, timelines, responsibilities and measures of success.
  • Coordinate pilot delivery, partner onboarding, communications, risks and follow-up activities.
  • Develop outreach, adoption and appropriate marketing plans with local partners.
  • Analyse quantitative and qualitative pilot results.
  • Prepare clear reports, recommendations and updates for partners and the project team.
  • Ensure feedback from partners and users informs product and programme decisions.

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree in international development, business, public policy, communications, social sciences or another relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Experience managing partnerships, programmes, pilots or multi-organisation projects.
  • Strong project planning, stakeholder communication and relationship-management skills.
  • Confidence analysing results and turning them into useful recommendations and reports.
  • Cultural awareness and an ability to work respectfully across countries, organisations and professional backgrounds.
  • Excellent organisation and dependable remote-working practices.

Useful additional experience

  • Work involving energy access, climate, digital services, international development, research or social-impact organisations.
  • Experience working with locally led organisations in one or more African countries.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and learning.
  • Community engagement, communications or digital marketing.
  • Languages relevant to prospective pilot locations.

Please include a CV, a short note explaining your interest, your location and time zone, and one example of a partnership or pilot you helped manage and what you learned from it.

Express your interest

Opportunity 03

Research, Product & Partnerships Internship

Gain practical experience where research, responsible technology and social impact meet.

Location
Remote & flexible
Focus
Interdisciplinary
Type
Internship

What you might work on

  • Background and user research.
  • Testing chatbot content and documenting feedback.
  • Supporting pilot planning and partner coordination.
  • Organising and analysing non-sensitive project data.
  • Preparing presentations, reports and communications.
  • Researching relevant organisations, markets and policy developments.
  • Contributing ideas to improve the product and user experience.

What we are looking for

  • A current student, recent graduate or early-career applicant with a genuine interest in Solar Chat’s mission.
  • Clear written and verbal communication.
  • Careful research, organisation and attention to detail.
  • A willingness to learn and take responsibility for agreed tasks.
  • Respect for different perspectives, local knowledge and responsible data practices.

Useful additional experience

  • Study or experience in computing, energy, international development, research, data, design, communications or a related field.
  • A relevant writing, research, design or technical sample.
  • Experience in solar energy is welcome but not required.

Please include a CV or résumé and a short note explaining what you would like to learn, which area interests you most and the approximate period when you would be available.

Express your interest

Opportunity 04

Open Application

Do not see an exact match, but believe you could make a meaningful contribution?

Location
Remote possibilities
Focus
All disciplines
Type
Expression of interest

Tell us about

  • What you would like to contribute.
  • The problem or opportunity you think you could help address.
  • Your relevant skills and experience.
  • The type and approximate amount of engagement you have in mind.
  • Your location, time zone and availability.

Areas that may be relevant

  • Software engineering, conversational AI or digital product development.
  • Solar energy, energy access or technical content.
  • Research, evaluation or responsible innovation.
  • Partnerships, pilot delivery, communications or community engagement.
  • Design, accessibility, localisation or multilingual services.

Useful additional experience

  • Open applications do not guarantee that a suitable role or budget is available.
  • We review expressions of interest against current project needs and funding.

Please include a CV or portfolio and a focused note explaining where you believe your contribution could be most useful.

Express your interest

How to apply

Clear, focused applications are welcome.

Email info@solar-chat.com with the opportunity title in the subject line. Please do not send identification documents, financial information, medical information or other sensitive personal data at this stage.

We value relevant regional knowledge and experience of the communities that future pilots may serve. Final appointments depend on funding, operational requirements and the legal feasibility of engagement in the applicant’s location.