Senior Software Engineer - Joint

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

Job summary

MINDEF is seeking a senior software engineering lead to design, develop, and sustain complex software systems for operational users within the Joint Intelligence Command. You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand workflows, assess feasibility, and guide engineering teams through architecture and coding reviews.

The role requires mentoring junior engineers, producing design and testing documentation, and driving delivery in secure environments with a focus on reliability and governance.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of software engineering experience
• Experience leading technical delivery and/or mentoring engineers
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (TypeScript, Java, C#, or similar)
• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and genuine interest in building good software for users
• Highly motivated and able to work independently

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and sustainment of software systems for operational users
• Drive technical decisions through design docs, architecture diagrams and code reviews
• Formulate design and testing documentation for products
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship and project management to junior engineers

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering education

Job description

What the role is

You are responsible for leading the design, development and sustainment of software systems that support operational users in the Joint Intelligence Command (JIC).

What you will be working on

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand user workflows, clarify requirements and assess technical feasibility to design, develop and maintain software systems aligned to operational needs
• Lead technical discussions with engineers and stakeholders, driving decisions through design documentation, architecture diagrams and code reviews
• Formulate design and testing documentation for products
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship and project management to junior engineers

Challenges

• Working in secure and operationally sensitive environments while balancing rapid delivery with governance, security and production reliability
• Leading engineers through ambiguity, changing priorities and technical constraints, while building systems that are both useful to users and maintainable by engineering teams
• Understanding unfamiliar user workflows quickly and operating effectively across both exploratory work and production-grade delivery

What we are looking for

• Education in Engineering, Information Technology or a related field
• At least 6 years of software engineering experience, including experience leading technical delivery and/or mentoring engineers
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, with willingness to work across languages such as TypeScript, Java, C# or similar
• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Good interpersonal skills with a genuine interest in building good software for users
• Highly motivated and able to work independently