Full Stack Engineer - A26305

Activate Interactive; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fun working environment

Employee Wellness Program

SG Government Agencies projects

Structured development framework and成长

Job summary

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based technology consultancy, seeks a senior data engineer to own end-to-end data pipelines and design scalable data models for operational and analytical workloads.

You will build and maintain data governance and observability infrastructure, collaborating with engineers on platform architecture and AI-enabled features while navigating regulatory constraints.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of professional software engineering experience with ownership of production data systems end-to-end.
• Strong data engineering fundamentals: ETL/ELT design, data modeling, batch and streaming processing.
• Proficient in at least one general-purpose programming language; capable of building production-grade backends.
• Solid API design and system architecture; able to work across the stack when needed.
• Experience with cloud-native data platforms or lakehouse architectures.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy and taking a lead in technical decisions.
• Strong communication skills; able to explain trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design and delivery of data pipelines, from ingestion to serving.
• Design data models and storage architectures for both operational and analytical workloads.
• Build and maintain infrastructure for data quality, observability, and governance.
• Contribute to broader product and platform architecture with other engineers.
• Design extensible systems to support AI/retrieval-based features over time.
• Contribute to key technical decisions, escalating trade-offs when needed.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on platform and deployment decisions.
• Work with data sensitivity and system constraints in regulated environments.

Skills

End-to-end data systems ownership

Data engineering fundamentals

Backend development

API design and architecture

Cloud-native data platforms

Autonomy and leadership

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Delta Lake

Lakehouse tooling

Job description

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd ("Activate") is a leading technology consultancy headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Malaysia and Indonesia. Our clients are empowered with quality, cost-effective, and impactful end-to-end application development, like mobile and web applications, and cloud technology that remove technology roadblocks and increase their business efficiency.

We believe in positively impacting the lives of people around us and the environment we live in through the use of technology. Hence, we are committed to providing a conducive environment for all employees to realize their full potential, who in turn have the opportunity to continuously drive innovation.

We are searching for our next team members to join our growing team.

If you love the idea of being part of a growing company with exciting prospects in mobile and web technologies that create positive impact on people’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.

This is a 12 months fixed-term contract role.

What will you do?

• Own end-to-end design and delivery of data pipelines, from ingestion to transformation to serving
• Design data models and storage architectures that support both operational and analytical workloads
• Build and maintain infrastructure for data quality, observability, and governance
• Contribute to broader product and platform architecture, working alongside other software engineers as priorities shift
• Design systems that are extensible enough to support AI/retrieval-based features over time
• Contribute significantly to key technical decisions, escalating trade-offs where they intersect with broader priorities
• Collaborate with stakeholders on platform and deployment decisions
• Work with attention to data sensitivity and system constraints in a regulated environment

Requirements

Required

• 5-7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of production data systems end-to-end
• Strong data engineering fundamentals: ETL/ELT pipeline design, data modeling, batch and streaming processing
• Strong proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language, with a track record of building production-grade backend systems, not just data scripts or pipelines
• Solid software engineering fundamentals: API design, system architecture, ability to work across the stack when needed
• Experience working with cloud-native data platforms or lakehouse architectures
• Comfortable operating with significant autonomy and taking a leading role in technical decisions
• Strong communication skills; able to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders

Good to have

• Experience with Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, or similar lakehouse tooling
• Experience building data pipelines to support retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or other AI/ML workflows, e.g. embedding generation, vector store population
• Experience in government, public sector, or other regulated environments with data sensitivity requirements
• Experience with cloud-native deployment platforms
• Please provide copies of relevant certifications
• Please provide score and date obtained from technical assessments, if any

Benefits

What do we offer in return?

• Fun working environment
• Employee Wellness Program
• To work in Singapore Government Agencies projects
• We provide structured development framework and growth opportunities. (We are a "SHRI 2025 Gold winner" in "Learning & Development; Coaching & Mentoring")

Why you'll love working with us?

If you are looking for opportunities to collaborate with leading industry experts and be surrounded by highly motivated and talented peers, we welcome you to join us. We provide all employees with equal opportunities to grow and develop with us. We believe your success is our success.

Activate Interactive Singapore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities.

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexuality, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Protecting your privacy and the security of your data are longstanding top priorities for Activate Interactive Pte Ltd.

Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Activate Interactive Pte Ltd's recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes.

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