Senior Software Engineer, Ministry of Finance

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Finance (MOF) is seeking a dynamic Software Engineer to deliver high-quality, scalable code for government procurement platforms. The role emphasizes collaboration with product managers, engineers, and UX designers to align with roadmaps and nonfunctional requirements such as security and resiliency.

The successful candidate will contribute to application development across cloud deployments, code reviews, and technical decision-making while maintaining a strong engineering culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related
• Minimum 5 years hands-on DevOps software engineering in Agile settings
• Experience with GCC, SHIP-HATS and SG Tech Stack (SGTS)
• Strong knowledge of Java or C# .Net, RESTful APIs, ETL/AWS Glue for data migration

Responsibilities

• Write maintainable, production-grade code and participate in design reviews
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical roadmaps
• Manage deployments to cloud infrastructure and ensure system reliability
• Address technical debt and continuously improve developer experience and performance
• Contribute to architecture discussions and governance for secure, scalable solutions

Skills

Java

C# .NET

RESTful APIs

ETL/AWS Glue

Data migration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

GCC (Government Commercial Cloud)

SHIP-HATS

SG Tech Stack

Job description

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for the Government Procurement (GP) policies, which govern how government agencies conduct their procurement. With evolving needs of our public officers and changing procurement landscape, MOF is embarking on the Whole of Government Procurement initiative.

GeBIZ X is the MOF product that would transform the procurement and business experience for WOG public officers and external suppliers.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a dynamic Software Engineer that delivers high-quality code while contributing to technical excellence and team success. He develops sustainable features, follows engineering best practices, and participates in technical decision-making. Key responsibilities include writing maintainable code, collaborating within cross-functional teams, engaging in code reviews, addressing technical debt, and continuously improving their technical skills while contributing to a positive team culture. This role encompasses the product development lifecycle and ensures alignment with product roadmaps to meet both functional and nonfunctional requirements, including resiliency, security, performance, maintainability and supportability.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a dynamic Software Engineer that delivers high-quality code while contributing to technical excellence and team success. He develops sustainable features, follows engineering best practices, and participates in technical decision-making. Key responsibilities include writing maintainable code, collaborating within cross-functional teams, engaging in code reviews, addressing technical debt, and continuously improving their technical skills while contributing to a positive team culture. This role encompasses the product development lifecycle and ensures alignment with product roadmaps to meet both functional and nonfunctional requirements, including resiliency, security, performance, maintainability and supportability.

Our Team

We Our team is made up of passionate individuals committed to solving challenges and driving meaningful change. We embrace diversity of thought, encourage experimentation, and foster a culture of continuous learning. As part of this team, you will lead design direction and collaborate with UX designers, finance officers, and solution providers — forward-thinking professionals equally invested in your growth and in transforming MOF’s corporate finance services.

What you will be working on

Application Development

• Product development, system integration and architecture design for applications used by public officers through partnership with Product Managers, Engineer Manager and UX Designer.
• Ensure alignment with product roadmaps and requirements.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Engineering Manager and UX Designer to translate business requirements into technical product roadmaps, including prototypes to validate business needs and proof of concepts.
• Build prototypes to demonstrate technological opportunities
• Write production quality code
• Manage deployments to cloud infrastructure
• Maintain systems to a high level of reliability
• Deliver new features with technical sustainability, maintainability, and risk mitigation
• Strong technical judgment in software design and architecture trade-offs in alignment with long-term goals.
• Use metrics (e.g., delivery velocity, incident trends, performance) to guide decisions and improve flow
• Achieve: Deliver Outcomes Sustainably
• Proactively identifying and initiating worthwhile engineering initiatives to maximize our impact on the public good.
• Establishing practices and tools to encourage a strong engineering culture and maximize engineering effectiveness and impact.
• Ensure the high-quality product delivery, and improves over time
• Support technical decision-making and architecture reviews
• Monitor delivery health, reliability, and tech debt — and address root causes, not just symptoms
• Improve Developer Experience (DevX) and reduce friction through better tools, processes, or team rituals

Partnership for Success

• Partnering with stakeholders and agencies and understand the prioritised roadmaps for delivering towards product vision incrementally and efficiently.
• Working with cross-functional partners to develop quality, reliability, and security strategies within your team.

Required Qualifications, Skills And Mindset

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in relevant qualifications in any of the following: Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Technology or related technical discipline
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps software engineering using Agile methodologies e.g. SCRUM
• Experience with Government Commercial Cloud (GCC), SHIP-HATS and SG Tech Stack (SGTS)
• Strong knowledge of Java/ C# .Net programming language, restful APIs, ETL/ AWS Glue for data migration and database structures
• Experience working in modern full-stack application technologies including SaaS, Bespoke and COTS solutions, in modern integration services, front-end and backend engineering
• Proven track record of implementing large-scale, high-availability solutions, preferably in the public sector
• Knowledge of data protection regulations and privacy considerations in the public sector
• Experience working on reasonably large, high-availability software systems that have operated at scale.
• Embrace modern governance, security, and platform practices
• Understand the link between engineering culture, equity, and system health
• Passion towards engineering excellence; you deeply understand that software engineering is a team sport, and you take pride in the craftsmanship aspect of software engineering.
• Passion towards working for public good with interest.
• The ability to work as a team to achieve important goals together.
• Process good communication skills, ability to articulate technology concepts, participate in discussions on requirements with stakeholders

Please note that this will be a 2-year fixed term contract.