Senior Software Engineer — Scalable Public Sector Platform

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Leave benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

GovTech, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver high-impact, cross-service features for national-scale applications such as FileSG and GDP products. You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure secure, scalable, and maintainable software across platforms.

The role emphasizes robust automated testing, CI/CD, and DevOps excellence, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and influence

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience engineering, scaling, and delivering production-grade web applications.
• Experience as a senior contributor or technical anchor in an agile team.
• Designing and operating scalable distributed systems, ideally multi-tenant SaaS or enterprise apps.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design and implementation of high-impact features across services.
• Champ ion testing, CI/CD, and DevOps practices for reliable deployments.
• Lead uptime, security and performance with monitoring and incident support.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers and review designs.

Skills

Senior engineering experience

Mentorship/leadership

Problem solving

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

React/Next.js

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

GenAI awareness

Job description

GovTech, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver high-impact, cross-service features for national-scale applications such as FileSG and GDP products. You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure secure, scalable, and maintainable software across platforms.

The role emphasizes robust automated testing, CI/CD, and DevOps excellence, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and influence