Software Engineer - A26236

Activate Interactive; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Professional development support

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd is seeking a Software Engineer in Singapore to join the Co-Development Business Unit.

You will work on solving business problems and transforming architectural concepts into production systems across our full technology stack, building and maintaining in-house platforms, infrastructure, integrations, APIs, Lambda functions, and both backend and frontend applications while ensuring governance and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years full-stack software engineering experience
• Experience implementing security controls and compliance requirements in production
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, encryption, and audit logging
• Experience with system integration and event-driven architectures
• Proficient in backend technologies (C#, Java, Node.js) and frontend frameworks (React, Vue, jQuery, CSS)
• Proficient in IaC (Terraform) on AWS and in CI/CD pipelines with GitLab
• Hands-on AWS experience (EC2/RDS and serverless workloads)
• Experience with IIS/Apache and SQL databases
• Understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• Self-directed, pragmatic problem solver with strong communication across teams

Responsibilities

• Solve business problems and transform architectural concepts into production systems across our full technology stack
• Build and maintain in-house platforms, infrastructure, integrations, APIs, Lambda functions, and both backend and frontend applications
• Ensure governance and compliance standards across development
• Raise the bar on engineering practices across the team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable implementations
• Support modernization initiatives alongside legacy system maintenance

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

Backend tech (C#, Java, Node.js)

Frontend frameworks (React, Vue, jQery

Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

CI/CD (GitLab)

AWS (EC2, RDS, serverless)

Web servers (IIS/Apache)

RESTful APIs & microservices

Security & compliance awareness

Problem solving & cross-team comms

Tools

OutSystems

C#, Java, Node.js

AWS

Terraform

GitLab

REST APIs

SQL databases

Job description

Co-Development Business Unit

Software Engineer

You will work in Singapore Government Agencies

Internal Code: A26235

This is a fixed term contract role. The engagement is 1 year.

What will you do?

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our engineering team to solve business problems and transform architectural concepts into production systems across our full technology stack. You'll build and maintain in-house platforms, infrastructure, integrations, APIs, Lambda functions, and both backend and frontend applications while ensuring governance and compliance standards. You'll also play an active role in raising the bar on engineering practices across the team.

• Architecture & Compliance
• Proven ability to translate high-level concepts into scalable technical implementations
• Experience implementing security controls and compliance requirements in production
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, encryption, and audit logging
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements
• Experience with system integration and event-driven architectures
• 5+ years full-stack software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in backend technologies (C#, Java, Node.js or similar)
• Strong proficiency in frontend frameworks and libraries (React, Vue, jQuery, CSS or similar)
• Strong proficiency in IaC (Terraform, etc.) on AWS
• Strong proficiency in CI/CD pipelines with GitLab
• Hands‑on experience in AWS with experience in EC2/RDS and other serverless workloads
• Experience with IIS, Apache Server or similar web server technologies
• Experience with SQL databases
• Understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• Self-directed, pragmatic problem solver who balances technical excellence with business needs, communicates effectively across teams, writes maintainable code, and stays current with technology trends

Requirements

What are we looking for?

• Multiple ongoing business policy initiatives and modernization initiatives alongside legacy system maintenance
• Diverse technology stack including OutSystems, C#, Java, Node.js and cloud infrastructure (GCC/AWS)
• Government security and compliance requirements that shape technical decisions
• Resource constraints requiring pragmatic approaches that balance immediate needs with long‑term sustainability
• This role is ideal for someone who wants to make a lasting impact beyond just delivering code. You'll build systems that matter while establishing the technical foundation for future ministry initiatives

Benefits

What do we offer in return?

• Competitive Compensation: Market competitive salary and variable performance bonus aligned to your skills, impact, and contribution.
• Benefits: Outpatient medical, specialist medical coverage and generous customisable flexi benefits, or flexi allowance; life and health insurance, thoughtful perks like special occasions "red packet" and CNY goodies, etc.
• Employee Wellness: Support for your physical, mental, and overall well-being through year‑round initiatives.
• Growth & Development: Learning programmes, certification support, and a dedicated staff development budget. (We are a "SHRI 2025 Gold winner" in "Learning & Development; Coaching & Mentoring")
• Career Progression: Structured career pathways that enable you to grow along a technical/domain expert track or a leadership track.
• Competency Framework: A structured and practical framework to support you to develop, perform, and succeed.
• Flexible Work Arrangement: Staff may choose to work flexi-place, flexi-time, and flexi-load based on existing framework.

Why you'll love working with us? If you are looking for opportunities to collaborate with leading industry experts and be surrounded by highly motivated and talented peers, we welcome you to join us. We provide all employees with equal opportunities to grow and develop with us. We believe your success is our success.

Activate Interactive Singapore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Activate Interactive Pte Ltd does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexuality, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.

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