Senior Software Engineer, Parents Gateway — Flexible Work

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

Job summary

GovTech in Singapore is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer for the Parents Gateway (PG) platform, MOE’s key digital service used by schools and families. You will help design and build the next generation of PG, spanning mobile, web, and backend services, at national scale.

You will collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, Education Officers and engineers to deliver reliable, accessible experiences while shaping architecture, foundations and engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional software engineering experience or substantial internship/project experience.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Go, Java).
• Experience building mobile apps, web applications, or backend services and APIs.
• Strong fundamentals: data structures, design, version control, automated testing.
• Awareness of secure coding practices and maintainability.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work across system parts.
• Good communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Build the Next Generation of PG: develop, test and maintain features across mobile app, web and backend.
• Feature Delivery: translate requirements into working software from design to release.
• Technical Design: contribute to designs, raise trade-offs, learn from peers.
• Quality & Testing: write clean, well-tested code, participate in code reviews.
• Production Support: monitor, troubleshoot and fix production issues, improve reliability.
• Continuous Improvement: enhance tools, CI/CD pipelines, documentation and practices.

Skills

Programming languages

Mobile apps

Web apps

Backend services

Software fundamentals

Secure coding

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

GovTech in Singapore is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer for the Parents Gateway (PG) platform, MOE’s key digital service used by schools and families. You will help design and build the next generation of PG, spanning mobile, web, and backend services, at national scale.

You will collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, Education Officers and engineers to deliver reliable, accessible experiences while shaping architecture, foundations and engineering practices.