Public Sector Tech Lead — Senior Staff Software Engineer

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards approach

Leave benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

GovTech is seeking talented Software Engineers to join Healthcare-Tech, a division driving public sector digital transformation in Singapore. You will design, develop, and maintain software products used across public healthcare, ensuring quality and performance while collaborating in cross-functional teams.

You will lead engineering efforts, set standards, mentor colleagues, and advocate for modern tech and AI practices to improve outcomes for the public sector.

Qualifications

• Senior: 5-8+ years in software engineering for large high-availability systems.
• Proven track record delivering technically complex products.
• Experience with modern front-end and backend tech stacks.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional agile squads with engineers, PMs and designers.
• Design architecture ensuring security, scalability, and performance.
• Mentor team and uplift engineering competencies.
• Set coding standards and development processes.
• Identify and remediate technical debt and risks.
• Drive adoption of up-to-date technologies and AI tools.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies and remove blockers.

Skills

Full-stack web development

Next.js/React.js

Nuxt/Vue.js

Java/TypeScript/Node.js/Golang

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD pipelines

Docker/Kubernetes

Observability tools (ELK, CloudWatch,/

Tools

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

GovTech is seeking talented Software Engineers to join Healthcare-Tech, a division driving public sector digital transformation in Singapore. You will design, develop, and maintain software products used across public healthcare, ensuring quality and performance while collaborating in cross-functional teams.

You will lead engineering efforts, set standards, mentor colleagues, and advocate for modern tech and AI practices to improve outcomes for the public sector.