Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Healthcare-Tech

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking Senior/Staff Software Engineers to lead cross-functional squads and drive architecture across high-availability systems. You will mentor engineers, establish coding standards, and manage technical debt while delivering scalable, secure software.

The role emphasizes adopting modern front-end/back-end tech (Next.js/React/Nuxt/Vue and Java/TypeScript/Node.js/Golang), cloud platforms, CI/CD, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and observability tools.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years (Senior) or 7–12 years (Staff) of software engineering in large, high-availability systems.
• Proven track record in leading and delivering technically complex products.
• Strong experience with modern full-stack web technologies and backend languages.
• Cloud experience on AWS/Azure/GCP and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional agile squads with Engineers, PMs, and Designers.
• Architect and design secure, scalable, maintainable software solutions.
• Mentor and uplift product engineering competencies across teams.
• Establish coding standards and development processes.
• Manage technical debt and risk while delivering features.
• Drive adoption of up-to-date technologies and AI tooling.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies and unblock blockers.

Skills

Team leadership

Full-stack web

Front-end: Next.js/React/Nuxt/Vue

Back-end: Java/TypeScript/Node.js/Gol

Databases: SQL/NoSQL

Cloud platforms: AWS/Azure/GCP

CI/CD: GitLab CI/GitHub Actions

Docker & Kubernetes

Observability: ELK / CloudWatch / Splk

Security & scalability

Communication

Tools

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

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.

[About HealthCare-Tech]

Healthcare-Tech is a division within GovTech, forward-deployed to and collaborating closely with the Ministry of Health (MoH) family (including other agencies and statutory boards), operating like a modern product organisation to solve important and currently underserved problems spanning across Singapore’s public Healthcare sector.

We are seeking talented and motivated Software Engineers to join our development teams working on the above sectors. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our software products, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality and performance. Be part of a cross-functional development team that values quality, automation, and user experience of the software we deliver.

[What you will be working on]

Here are some of the products that we have built recently:

• Organ Donation Registry
• Vaping Information System (VIS)
• National Platform for Healthcare Claims

As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer

• Lead one or more cross-functional agile squads consisting of Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to solicit business requirements & deliver technical solutions
• Lead the technical design and architecture of software solutions, ensuring security, scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Guide, mentor and work closely with your team to uplift product engineering competencies
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and development processes for your team(s)
• Identify and resolve technical debt/risks while balancing feature development
• Drive adoption of relevant, up-to-date technologies, practices, and tools in modern software development lifecycle
• Drive adoption of AI tools in your team(s) to ensure they raise output quality, not just speed
• Lead/Guide Scrum ceremonies, providing technical/product context and removing blockers

[What we are looking for]

Technical Skills

• Senior: 5-8 years | Staff: 7-12 years of software engineering experience building reasonably large high-availability systems at scale
• Proven track record of leading & delivering technically complex products
• Strong experience in modern full-stack web application technologies; experience in modern front-end engineering on Next.Js/React.js/Nuxt/Vue.js and Java/TypeScript/Node.js/Golang on the backend is preferred
• Strong knowledge of databases (SQL & NoSQL) and data modeling
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), Azure and/or GCP
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or other container orchestration tools
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools, especially the ELK stack, AWS CloudWatch, Splunk
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Bonus: Led legacy system modernization projects, including transitioning legacy systems to modern platforms

What We Value

• Passion towards working for the public good
• Excellent team player & leader who is passionate about engineering excellence
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work autonomously & through others
• Initiative: Proactively identify issues and opportunities to improve systems & teams
• Strong product mindset: Have a customer-centric thinking, be data-driven in decision making
• Collaboration: Share knowledge and contribute to a healthy, transparent team culture
• Continuous learning: Stay current with technologies and best practices

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 programs.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.

Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech