Engineering Manager — Public Sector Tech Leader (Flexible)

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

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking experienced Engineering Managers to lead cross-functional squads focused on public sector digital transformation. You will guide technical design, ensure security and performance, and coach engineers to elevate product delivery across multiple GovTech products.

You will mentor teams, establish robust development processes, and drive adoption of modern technologies while delivering reliable, scalable software for the public sector.

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of software engineering experience across large-scale systems.
• Proven track record delivering technically complex products.
• Strong experience with modern full-stack web technologies and front-end frameworks.
• Strong database knowledge (SQL & NoSQL) and data modelling.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration.
• Excellent communication skills for non-technical stakeholders.
• Bonus: legacy modernization projects and Infra as Code exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more cross-functional agile squads (Engineers, PMs, Designers) to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Own technical design and architecture ensuring security, scalability, performance, maintainability.
• Mentor and uplift engineering competence within the team.
• Set coding standards, best practices, and development processes.
• Identify and resolve technical debt and risks while balancing features.
• Drive adoption of up-to-date technologies and modern SDLC practices.
• Lead/guide Scrum ceremonies with clear technical and product context.

Skills

7-12 years exp

Leadership

Full-stack Web

Next.js/React/Vue

Backend: Java/TS/Node/Golang

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

Observability (ELK/Splunk)

Communication

IaC (Terraform/Ansible)

Legacy modernization

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Job description

GovTech Singapore is seeking experienced Engineering Managers to lead cross-functional squads focused on public sector digital transformation. You will guide technical design, ensure security and performance, and coach engineers to elevate product delivery across multiple GovTech products.

You will mentor teams, establish robust development processes, and drive adoption of modern technologies while delivering reliable, scalable software for the public sector.