Senior Software Developer

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert : Work Location : Perth – Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk peopleRoster : Monday to FridayFortescue is transforming its business through Artificial Intelligence, bringing our unique culture of innovation and leading through doing to transform our asset and employee productivity.

The key mission of this role will be to design, develop and evolve the next-gen AI-enabled software systems that support our mine to port supply chain.

The right candidate will bring an understanding of the development and deployment of software to provide stable and reliable improvements to critical systems, along with a drive for delivering outcomes and working software from concept design through to value.Key ResponsibilitiesDesigning systems that deliver advanced decision-making tools to supply chain scheduling & planning teams.Collaborating with cross-functional teams to diagnose performance issues and work to implement proactive and reactive fixes.Developing and evolving back-end systems, including server-side applications and databases, as well as the APIs to support direct integration between different systems and tools.Maintaining high standards of software quality within the team by following good practices and habits.Participating in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and receiving feedback on own code.Mentoring junior software engineers and helping support the broader capability development of software engineering across Fortescue.Participating in agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives), and maintain good discipline in maintaining ticket status and associated documentation.Qualifications and ExperienceBackground in computer science, software engineering or similar.Experience (5+ years) working in developer or software engineering role, with significant back end.

Front-end web development experience is also a plus.Familiarity with common cloud and open-source platforms for back-end development (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).Proficiency in Python and integration of run-time critical components and services into larger applications, as well as use of tooling such as ORMs and software quality analysis systems.Experience with Postgres via Python ORMs would be extremely beneficial.Understanding and implementation experience of REST API and Webhooks, as well as the use of Git, Git Flow and GitHub Actions.Understanding and implementation experience of Code quality assurance, testing methodologies, and continuous integration / delivery (CI / CD).Good analytical and problem-solving skills.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Experience in agile development methodologies and scrum-type delivery teams.Interest in the development of advanced operations decision-support systems using artificial intelligence, machine learning and combinatorial optimisation.About UsBe part of something big.

Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.Our CommitmentFortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.

Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with.

Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal.

For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified.Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

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