Software Engineer (Cloud Application)

Housing and Development Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Housing and Development Board is hiring a Software Engineer to join the Information Services Group in Singapore. The role involves working within a DevSecOps culture, engaging with cross-functional teams for IT solutions. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in software engineering, familiarity with modern web technologies like React.js and cloud platforms like AWS. This is a 1+1 year contract position, requiring adaptability and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in frontend and/or backend software engineering.
• Skilled in modern web application technology stack for enterprise applications.
• Experience in cloud development and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver IT solutions.
• Engage in solution design and CI/CD pipeline configurations.
• Participate in frontend and backend development.

Skills

Frontend and/or backend software engineering

React.js

Spring

FastAPI

Django

PostgreSQL

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

Microsoft Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

DevSecOps

Test-Driven Development

Job description

What the role is:

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has been at the forefront of the Public Service Transformation effort, iteratively building towards the successful delivery of HDB’s services to our customers digitally. The Information Services Group in HDB champions this effort, developing customised IT solutions that afford HDB the flexibility and efficiency in serving its missions.

What you will be working on:

You will be part of an established team in HDB's Information Services Group that has successfully embraced DevSecOps culture and practices for application development. Operating through cross-functional teams that are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of IT services, we have adopted a you-code-it, you-run-it approach to software product development and operation. As a software engineer on this team, you will work with fellow developers, your Engineering Manager, Technical Lead, Product Owner and Product Manager in iteratively delivering IT solutions for both internal and external stakeholders of HDB. You will have the opportunity to be exposed to different aspects of software delivery, including solution design, CI/CD pipeline configurations, frontend and backend development, and test automation.

What we are looking for:

• Experience:
  • 3+ years frontend and/or backend software engineering experience building scalable products, demonstrated ability in designing and building well-structured enterprise applications on commercial cloud.
  • Skilled in modern web application technology stack, such as React.js, Spring, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL.
  • Experience in development and deployment on commercial cloud such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.
  • Experience in loosely coupled architecture and application integration patterns, such as Microservices and Scatter-Gather, with the ability to design and architect scalable and resilient systems.
  • Experience in containerisation technologies, such as Docker, AWS ECS and Kubernetes.
  • Has exposure to infrastructure provision tools, such as Terraform and Ansible.
  • Embraces the concept of DevSecOps and CI/CD, with experience in relevant CI technologies such as Git, Jenkins, and Bamboo.
  • Understand the concept of Secure-By-Design Lifecycle for Agile and utilisation of technologies for SAST and DAST.
  • Practiced Test-Driven Development with automated testing.
  • Exposure in performance optimisation and tuning of applications and databases.
• Other qualities:
  • Adaptable and thrives in dealing with uncertainties.
  • Can articulate software problems and proposed solutions clearly.
  • Thrives in working as a team, and embraces a team-first mentality.
• Good to have:
  • Takes initiative, pride and ownership in work.
  • Growth mindset.

Contract

Successful candidates will be offered a 1+1 year contract in the first instance.