Software Technical Lead

Orica Limited; Town Of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica is seeking a Software Technical Lead to guide a small development team within the Digital Solutions group. You will own architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, UX, and SMEs to deliver cutting-edge blast design CAD products.

Based in Australia with flexible location options, you will work with distributed teams across regions. The role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to shape high-performance software in mining.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring a small development team
• Ability to communicate technical trade-offs to Product and UX
• Track record of making architectural decisions
• Proficiency in C# or similar languages
• Experience with large 3D datasets and spatial algorithms
• Understanding of 3D rendering fundamentals and graphics APIs
• UI/workflow design with focus on usability and performance
• Ability to write high-performance algorithms
• Proven cross-functional team collaboration
• Experience in mining software or mining-related domains
• Familiarity with GIS and CAD tools such as Blender/AutoCAD

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring a small team of developers.
• Owning the technical conversation with Product and UX.
• Setting the architecture and quality bar for the product.
• Breaking large problems into shipable work.
• Collaborating with a cross functional team to build products customers love.
• Using and writing cutting-edge algorithms.
• Building 3D and 2D user experiences for customers.
• Working with a distributed, flexible remote team.

Skills

Team leadership

Architectural decisions

C# programming

3D datasets

Spatial algorithms

3D rendering

UI/UX understanding

High-performance algorithms

Cross-functional collaboration

Mining software domain

GIS familiarity

CAD tools familiarity

Tools

Blender

AutoCAD

OpenGL

DirectX

Vulkan

GIS software

Job description

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Software Technical Lead

Date: 2 Sept 2026

Location: West Leederville, WA, AU, 6007

Company: Orica

About Orica

About the role

We are excited to announce a key opportunity at Orica for a Software Technical Lead within our Digital Solutions team. Orica’s Digital Solutions seamlessly connects our customers’ physical and digital worlds so they can readily understand and optimise their operations at every step of the value chain, from exploration to processing, empowering smarter, data-driven decisions. Our business is profitable with a large growth potential.

We seek a technical lead to help develop our industry leading blast design CAD products. You’ll work in a diverse team that takes pride in rapidly delivering high-quality products to our customers. Your role will involve guiding a small team of developers while working with Product Managers, Engineers, Business Analysts, UX and Subject Matter Experts.

You will be based in Australia and work with other teams geographically distributed across Australia and overseas. We are very flexible on location, remote work and office locations

What you will be doing

• Leading and mentoring a small team of developers.
• Owning the technical conversation with Product and UX.
• Setting the architecture and quality bar for the product.
• Breaking large problems into work the team can ship.
• Collaborating with a cross functional team to build products our customers love.
• Using and writing cutting-edge algorithms.
• Building 3d and 2d user experiences that delight customers.
• Working with a supportive remote team on flexible work arrangements.

What you will bring

• Experience leading or mentoring a small development team
• Confidence communicating technical trade-offs to Product and UX
• A track record of making and owning architectural decisions
• Proficiency in C# or similar programming languages
• Experience with large 3D datasets and spatial algorithm development
• Understanding of 3D rendering fundamentals and low-level graphics APIs such as OpenGL, DirectX, or Vulkan
• User interface and workflow design experience, with a focus on usability and performance
• Ability to write high-performance algorithms for computationally intensive tasks
• Proven success in cross-functional team environments, delivering robust and high-quality software solutions
• Experience developing mining software or working within mining-related domains
• Basic knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Familiarity with 3D modelling or CAD tools, such as Blender, AutoCAD, or similar platforms

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our people feel engaged, respected, and connected. Our vision is to inspire and enable our people, together, to shape the future, into a more diverse, inclusive and equitable place to work, live and thrive.

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions.

Orica has a board approved Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy, a strategy built to delivery the policy and regional sub committees setup to do the work on the ground. We are here to do this properly.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military, or veteran, marital or disability status