Impactful Software Engineer - Cloud & Prototyping

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Total rewards package (leave benefits,

employee wellness programs

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking a Software Engineer to turn ideas into production-ready software. You will build prototypes, design scalable architectures, write robust code, and manage deployments on cloud platforms while maintaining high reliability.

The role includes identifying impactful projects and explaining technical concepts to other government agencies. You will work with Kotlin, ReactJS, and cloud infrastructure, contributing to Singapore's digital transformation and public-good

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related field.
• Around 3-4+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally with experience working on complex, large-scale systems or projects.
• Solid engineering fundamentals across the full development lifecycle, including testing, CI/CD, observability, and security.
• Experience deploying and operating applications on cloud platforms, with familiarity in containerisation and orchestration.
• Either full stack specialist with Kotlin and ReactJS experience, or backend specialist with deep experience in Kotlin and relational databases (such as PostgreSQL).

Responsibilities

• Build prototypes to demonstrate technological opportunities.
• Design system architectures.
• Write production quality code.
• Manage deployments to cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain systems to a high level of reliability.
• Identify potential projects that improve the public good.
• Design novel systems that work around bureaucratic constraints.
• Advocate and explain these technical ideas to other government agencies.

Skills

Problem solving

Ownership

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Relevant degree or diploma in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kotlin

ReactJS

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

GovTech Singapore is seeking a Software Engineer to turn ideas into production-ready software. You will build prototypes, design scalable architectures, write robust code, and manage deployments on cloud platforms while maintaining high reliability.

The role includes identifying impactful projects and explaining technical concepts to other government agencies. You will work with Kotlin, ReactJS, and cloud infrastructure, contributing to Singapore's digital transformation and public-good