Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer (Platform & Infrastructure) – Incident Response Management (IRM)

KOPI RECRUIT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

KOPI RECRUIT PTE. LTD. is seeking a junior-to-mid Software Engineer to contribute to the IRM pilot, mentored by our Senior Tech Lead and SRE leadership, securing Singpass.

You will build a portable, secure, cloud-native ecosystem on GCC+ across Kubernetes clusters with Go-based tooling, TypeScript frontend, and strong observability. This is a 12-month, on-site contract at GovTech HQ.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Golang.
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• Proficiency in TypeScript and pnpm.
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Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain platform services on enterprise Kubernetes (EKS) using Helm charts.
• Implement portable infrastructure configurations for cross-cluster migrations.
• Build and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Develop platform tools and backend logic in Golang.
• Maintain Go-centric system tooling and operators.
• Develop UI components in TypeScript and pnpm; collaborate with Product Manager.
• Enhance monitoring, logging and alerting for the IRM platform.
• Participate in weekly sprints, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to RFCs and ADRs documenting decisions.

Skills

Golang

TypeScript

Kubernetes

Helm

pnpm

Linux internals

CI/CD

Observability

Tools

Docker

Git

Job description

About the Role

You will be a key contributor to the IRM pilot, working under the close mentorship of our Senior Tech Lead and reporting up to an elite SRE leadership team. You will be responsible for the "pipes and wires" that keep our unified Incident Response Management (IRM) platform bulletproof during high-stakes operations securing Singpass.

This role requires a balance of implementation speed, a passion for automation, and strict operational discipline. You will help build a highly portable, secure, cloud-native ecosystem on GCC+ that can easily transition across distinct Kubernetes environments without platform lock-in.

What You Will Be Working On

1. Infrastructure, CI/CD & Portability

Cluster Operations: Deploy, configure, and maintain platform services on enterprise Kubernetes (EKS) using Helm charts.

Portable Deployment: Implement infrastructure configurations with a strict focus on portability, ensuring applications can be cleanly migrated between distinct Kubernetes clusters.

CI/CD Pipelines: Build and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure safe, automated, and repeatable deployments.

2. Tooling & Backend Automation (Strict Golang Ecosystem)

System Automation: Build and maintain platform tools, custom operators, and backend logic exclusively in Golang.

Strict Ecosystem Constraint: We are a Go-centric shop for all system-level and infrastructure work. If you rely on Node.js (npm/pnpm) for system administration, backend logic, or DevOps tooling, this environment will not be a fit.

3. Frontend Execution & Observability

UI Implementation: Develop, refine, and localized user-facing IRM dashboard components using TypeScript and pnpm, working closely with the Product Manager to bring UX designs to life.

Platform Visibility: Continuously improve the monitoring, logging, and alerting systems of the IRM platform itself to ensure its operational health is always visible.

Operations (BAU): Take on foundational business-as-usual (BAU) operations and on-call rotations to guarantee absolute service stability for the Singpass pilot.

4. Engineering Governance & Sprints

Process Discipline: Actively participate in weekly sprint cycles, backlog grooming, and team retrospectives.

Documentation Standards: Adhere strictly to the team's engineering governance by actively consuming, participating in debates over, and contributing to RFCs (Requests for Comments) and ADRs (Architecture Decision Records).

What You Will Gain From This Experience

Accelerated Technical Growth: It is incredibly rare for junior-to-mid engineers to receive formal, rigorous training in large-scale Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and cloud-native portability. You will leapfrog your peers by mastering a deeply technical, Go-centric infrastructure skillset.

Silicon Valley-Grade Mentorship: You will work directly under a Senior Tech Lead and an SRE Lead (Xoogler) who has managed hyper-scale infrastructure for Google Spanner, Google Meet, and YouTube. You will learn how world-class systems are built, documented, and kept resilient.

Resume-Defining Impact: Having a direct hand in securing Singpass—Singapore's national digital identity platform—provides you with a high-visibility, Tier-1 engineering project on your profile early in your career.

What We Are Looking For

Engineering Foundation

Core Systems: Strong foundational understanding of software systems, Linux internals, networking protocols, and cloud-native architecture.

Kubernetes Familiarity: Hands-on experience or solid theoretical knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and Helm.

Language & Tooling Stack

Strong proficiency in Golang (Required for all backend, automation, and systems tooling).

Proficiency in TypeScript and pnpm (Required for frontend dashboard features).

Quality First: A habit of writing clean, well-documented, and comprehensively tested code.

Culture & Collaboration

Appetite for Process: Eagerness to work in a structured engineering environment governed by sprints, code reviews, ADRs, and RFCs.

Communication: Ability to clearly explain technical trade-offs and collaborate effectively with both engineering peers and the Product Manager.

On-Site Availability: Commitment to work on-site at GovTech HQ for the duration of the 12-month contract.