Software Engineer (AGC), Digital Society Products

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government technology agency in Singapore seeks a Software Engineer to join their Digital Society Product team. The role involves developing software solutions for government agencies, ensuring high-quality delivery, and fostering technical leadership within the team. Candidates should have experience with full-stack technologies, particularly Next.js/React.js and Java/TypeScript. A commitment to public good and the development of junior engineers is essential. Join this mission-driven team to make a significant impact on Singapore's digital transformation.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Continuous learning opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Experience in high-availability software systems at scale.
• Strong front-end development skills with modern technologies.
• Technical leadership and soft skills for team management.
• Commitment to engineering excellence and craftsmanship.
• Interest in public good and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Drive product and engineering goals within the team.
• Deliver maintainable and high-quality software systems.
• Coach and mentor team members to instill best practices.
• Manage external dependencies related to work items.
• Create long-term technical plans and roadmaps.

Skills

Full-stack web application technologies

Next.js/React.js

Java

TypeScript

Technical leadership

Coaching junior engineers

Software engineering best practices

Job description

What the role is

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!

What you will be working on

Government Digital Product (GDP) aims to orchestrate the digital transformation of government. Our team designs and develops software applications that help government agencies better serve the needs of the people of Singapore with the right technologies and better user experience.

As a Software Engineer, you will join the Digital Society Product team and be forward deployed to Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) to solve different problems on the ground. You will practice the design, implementation & delivery of one or more products owned by your squad.

Your responsibilities will include

• Taking an active role in team delivery of product and engineering goals.
• Delivering high-quality, maintainable, and reusable software systems.
• Making technical contributions and providing technical leadership to software engineers by coaching and mentoring through engineering best practices.
• Influencing team direction towards achievement of high-priority initiatives (to maximize our impact on the public good).
• Establishing practices and tools to encourage a strong engineering culture and maximize engineering effectiveness and impact.
• Independently managing external (to the team) dependencies related to your work items.
• Working with other leaders to create a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned squads, and for other squads as needed, updating the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements.
• Helping with recruitment, particularly for senior hires.

What we are looking for

• Experience working on reasonably large, high-availability software systems that have operated at scale.
• Experience in modern full-stack web application technologies; experience in modern front-end engineering on Next.js/React.js and Java/TypeScript on the backend is preferred.
• Have a strong sense of what it means to be a technical leader, particularly as it relates to the suite of soft skills beyond just your technical chops.
• Passion towards engineering excellence; you deeply understand that software engineering is a team sport, and you take pride in the craftsmanship aspect of software engineering.
• Passion towards working for public good with interest.
• Interest and experience in coaching and growing junior engineers.

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe it is key to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.

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

About Government Technology Agency

The Government Technology Agency (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. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions. GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. 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!