Senior Software Engineer, Secure Singpass Platform

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

GovTech serves as Singapore’s public sector digital transformation leader, building Singpass and secure national digital infrastructure. The role focuses on reliability, security, and scalable design, with ongoing innovation for smarter government services and secure data sharing.

You will collaborate across agencies, policy, UX, and cybersecurity teams to deliver trusted digital identity capabilities. Joining GovTech means contributing to a national Smart Nation initiative, balancing innovation

Qualifications

• Build high-quality, secure software
• Think clearly about abstract problems, with strong debugging and reasoning skills
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with engineers, policy officers, UX teams, cybersecurity specialists, and partner agencies
• Take initiative to drive improvements in reliability and security
• Care deeply about public good, and understand the responsibility of working on critical national infrastructure
• We value ability, initiative, communication, and strong integrity

Responsibilities

• Build prototypes to assess new capabilities with security and feasibility in mind
• Design and evolve architectures that meet stringent requirements for reliability, resilience, and cybersecurity
• Write secure, high-quality, production-ready code
• Manage cloud deployments with a focus on operational safety and system integrity
• Conduct maintenance and monitoring to uphold high uptime and service stability
• Identify opportunities to strengthen Singpass services and security posture
• Design solutions that account for regulatory requirements, operational constraints, and risk management
• Work closely with product managers, policy teams, UX designers, cybersecurity specialists, partner agencies, and external providers
• Explain technical proposals, including security implications, to diverse stakeholders across government

Job description

GovTech serves as Singapore’s public sector digital transformation leader, building Singpass and secure national digital infrastructure. The role focuses on reliability, security, and scalable design, with ongoing innovation for smarter government services and secure data sharing.

You will collaborate across agencies, policy, UX, and cybersecurity teams to deliver trusted digital identity capabilities. Joining GovTech means contributing to a national Smart Nation initiative, balancing innovation