Engineering Manager, GeBIZ X

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Singapore seeks an Engineering Manager to lead and grow high-performing teams, setting strategic direction across backend and frontend systems. You will drive technical excellence, coach engineers, and ensure sustainable delivery while aligning with government procurement initiatives.

The role requires strong leadership, data-driven decision making, and experience with public sector cloud platforms and Salesforce implementations. A two-year term contract may apply.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in CS, engineering, IT or related field.
• 10+ years in software/solution/system engineering with at least 6 years hands-on.
• 3+ years business analyst experience in software projects and Agile SCRUM.
• 8+ years in modern full-stack technologies with at least 2 years in leadership.
• Proven track record implementing Salesforce in the public sector.
• Knowledge of data protection regulations in the public sector.
• Strong people management and career development skills.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering vision, strategy, and directions aligned with goals.
• Collaborate with Product/UX to shape squad goals and delivery.
• Balance new features with sustainability, maintainability, risk.
• Provide technical judgment on design/architecture trade-offs.
• Use metrics to guide decisions and improve flow.
• Build and develop a high-performing, growth-oriented team.

Skills

Strategic leadership

People management

Agile methodologies

Technical judgment

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer/ Electronics Engineering / Information Technology

Tools

Salesforce

Cloud platforms

Job description

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for the Government Procurement (GP) policies, which govern how government agencies conduct their procurement. With evolving needs of our public officers and changing procurement landscape, MOF is embarking on the Whole of Government Procurement initiative.

GeBIZ X is the MOF product that would transform the procurement and business experience for WOG public officers and external suppliers.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Engineering Manager that drives technical excellence and team growth by setting strategic direction, building high-performing engineering teams, and ensuring sustainable delivery. This individual balances features delivery with technical sustainability, makes data-driven decisions, and fosters an inclusive learning culture. Key responsibilities include technical leadership, people development through coaching and feedback, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of development processes and team practices.

The Engineering Manager is required to work on technically challenging problems in an environment running like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems in the public sector. He/She will be responsible for technical direction and processes, additionally, driving the product centric design, implementation & delivery.

Our Team

We Our team is made up of passionate individuals committed to solving challenges and driving meaningful change. We embrace diversity of thought, encourage experimentation, and foster a culture of continuous learning. As part of this team, you will lead design direction and collaborate with UX designers, finance officers, and solution providers - forward-thinking professionals equally invested in your growth and in transforming MOF's corporate finance services.

What you will be working on

• Aim: Set Direction
• Defining your team’s engineering vision, strategy, and directions that align with the organization’s overall vision and goals.
• Collaborate with Product and UX partners to shape the squad’s technical and delivery goals
• Balance new feature delivery with technical sustainability, maintainability, and risk mitigation
• Bring strong technical judgment - helping engineers navigate design and architecture trade-offs in alignment with long-term goals
• Use metrics (e.g., delivery velocity, incident trends, performance) to guide decisions and improve flow
• Assemble: Build and Support the Team
• Build a high-performing, lean team with the right mix of skills, experience, and growth potential

Coach and develop your engineers through 1:1s, feedback, and career growth planning and engage in conversations regarding their performance, professional growth, offering constructive feedback, mentoring, and guidance as needed.

Build a high-trust, inclusive team culture where feedback is valued and learning is continuous

Drive performance management with fairness, transparency, and context

Achieve: Deliver Outcomes Sustainably

Proactively identifying and initiating worthwhile engineering initiatives to maximize our impact on the public good.

Establishing practices and tools to encourage a strong engineering culture and maximize engineering effectiveness and impact.

Ensure the team ships high-quality software predictably, and improves over time

Support technical decision-making and architecture reviews, with support from Staff+ ICs

Monitor delivery health, reliability, and tech debt - and address root causes, not just symptoms

Improve Developer Experience (DevX) and reduce friction through better tools, processes, or team rituals

Partnership for Success

Partnering with stakeholders and agencies to prioritize and manage roadmaps for delivering towards product vision incrementally and efficiently.

Creating a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned team, and for other teams as needed. Update the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements.

Working with cross-functional partners to develop quality, reliability, and security strategies within your team.

Required Qualifications, Skills And Mindset

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in relevant qualifications in any of the following: Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Technology or related technical discipline
• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional work experience relating to software engineering, solution engineering or system engineering with at least 6 years of hands-on experience
• Minimal 3 years business analyst experience in software development projects and Agile methodologies e.g. SCRUM
• Minimal 3 years’ experience working in an Agile environment and Cloud platform.
• Experience with Government Commercial Cloud (GCC), SHIP-HATS and SG Tech Stack (SGTS)
• 8+ years of experience working in modern full-stack application technologies including SaaS, Bespoke and COTS solutions, in modern integration services, front-end and back-end engineering, including at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Proven track record of implementing large-scale, high-availability Salesforce solutions, preferably in the public sector
• Knowledge of data protection regulations and privacy considerations in the public sector
• Proven track record of people management (working with software engineers, DevOps engineers or infra/integration engineers) and being able to develop individuals' careers and motivation to achieve team's outcomes
• Experience working on reasonably large, high-availability software systems that have operated at scale.
• Experience in modern full-stack web application technologies including SaaS and Bespoke products in modern front-end and back-end engineering.
• Have a strong sense of what it means to be a technical leader, particularly as it relates to the suite of soft skills beyond just your technical chops.
• Passion towards engineering excellence; you deeply understand that software engineering is a team sport, and you take pride in the craftsmanship aspect of software engineering.
• Passion towards working for public good with interest.
• The ability to guide a team to achieve important goals together.
• 2+ years of experience coaching developers; helping them enhance their performance and grow their careers.
• Process good communication skills, ability to articulate technology concepts, participate in discussions on requirements with stakeholders

Please note that this will be a 2-year fixed term contract.