Senior Software Engineer, MOH

GovTech; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech in Singapore is seeking a Software Engineer to own features across multiple components, write clear, maintainable code, and contribute to the quality and reliability of our products. You will work with mentorship while expanding test coverage, participate in CI/CD pipelines, and balance short-term delivery with long-term code health.

This role is a 2-year fixed-term contract and offers the opportunity to shape public sector digital transformation through robust engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Candidates should demonstrate ability to build software across modules.
• Strong coding skills and problem solving for abstract programming challenges.
• Ability to discuss and reason about code with engineers.
• Take initiative to drive change and improvements within government tech projects.

Responsibilities

• Own features across multiple components and modules.
• Write and review maintainable code with tests.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Address technical debt and improve system performance.
• Participate in incident triage and post-deployment follow-ups.

Skills

Software development

Code review

Code discussion

Proactivity

Job description

GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore's Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government's capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.

At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.

Play a part in Singapore's vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!

Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.

What you will be working on

As a Software Engineer, you will take on meaningful ownership of features and technical work that spans multiple components of our products. You will work with a degree of independence while continuing to grow through mentorship, and you will play an active role in shaping the quality, reliability, and culture of the team you work in.

Craft & Execution

You will deliver features and proofs of concept that span multiple components or modules, typically working across two to three areas within your team. While you will receive mentorship on architectural decisions and cross-component integratin, you are expected to make thoughtful trade-offs between performance, security, and maintainability based on your understanding of the context. You will write and review code with clarity and long-term maintainability in mind, applying good engineering practices consistently, and you will expand test coverage - including unit and integration tests - to support key workflows and reduce flakiness.

Beyond feature delivery, you will address pockets of technical debt within your domain, suggest improvements that enhance product performance or team velocity, and contribute to CI/CD processes and deployment pipelines. You will also take a deliberate approach to balancing short-term delivery speed with long-term code health, flagging when quick fixes introduce future risk, and applying organisational platform and compliance standards effectively.

After your work ships, you are expected to follow through on its impact - checking metrics, reviewing error rates, and addressing post-deployment issues proactively. You will actively participate in incident triage and resolution with team support, and escalat complex issues when needed.

You will also bring rigour to the use of AI-generated code, reviewing it for correctness, edge cases, security issues, and maintainability to the same standard as any human-authored contribution. Writing clear task descriptions and specifications to get higher-quality AI assistance and reduce rework is part of how you work.

Ownership

You will independently own your assigned tasks and projects, identifying and addressing issues proactively with minimal guidance. You will know when to seek help and from whom, and you will look for opportunities to recommend improvements to processes or outcomes within your own work.

Strategic Alignment

You will align your work with your team's goals and priorities, focusing on tasks that deliver the most expected business value. You will adapt to changing priorities independently, without needing to be redirected.

Culture and Organisational Influence

You will collaborate with peers and stakeholders to ensure work is executed effectively, address minor conflicts constructively and respectfully, and suggest improvements that enhance team effectiveness. You will share knowledge, resources, successes, and failures openly - because you understand that team success depends on everyone having the information they need.

What we are looking for

• Have a demonstrated ability to build software - Prior work and personal projects count for much more than specific degrees.
• Write code to solve abstract programming problems - Clear thinking, the ability to debug, and understanding the limits of an approach matter much more than getting the "correct" answer.
• Talk and reason about code with other engineers - We work as a team, so you need to be able to not just solve problems, but have other people understand your solutions.
• Take initiative to make things happen - Our job is to push for change in government, so we need to challenge the status quo and not wait for instruction.

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

What we offer you

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness p