Software Engineering Manager

morgan mckinley pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley Pte Ltd is sourcing a senior engineering leader to provide technical direction and architectural oversight for large-scale digital transformation initiatives in the public sector domain. You will define long-term roadmaps and collaborate with product, UX, and business stakeholders to drive incremental delivery.

The role requires strong expertise in system design, cloud-native architectures, and modern engineering practices, with a focus on security-by-design, CI/CD, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years software engineering experience with 3+ years in leadership.
• Proven experience leading 10+ member teams across multiple projects.
• Experience with modern full-stack technologies: Next.js/React frontend and Java/Kotlin/TypeScript backend.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction, architectural oversight, and design reviews to ensure robust, secure, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• Define engineering strategies and long-term technical roadmaps aligned with product vision and organisational objectives.
• Partner with product, UX, and business stakeholders to shape product strategy, prioritise roadmaps, and drive incremental delivery.
• Establish and uphold engineering best practices across system design, code quality, testing, security-by-design, CI/CD, and operational excellence.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, fostering a strong engineering culture, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
• Build effective team structures, identify and develop future leaders, manage performance, and support professional growth.
• Drive delivery effectiveness across multiple workstreams, identify resourcing needs, and support internal and external recruitment.

Skills

Leadership

System design

Full-stack development

Next.js/React

Java/Kotlin/TypeScript

CI/CD/DevOps

Cloud-native/microservices

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Next.js

React

Java

Kotlin

TypeScript

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Company Summary

A public sector technology organisation driving large-scale digital transformation and the development of next-generation digital services. The organisation focuses on building scalable technology platforms and solutions that improve public services, empower communities, and support nationwide digital initiatives.

Role & Responsibilities

• Technical & Architectural Leadership: Provide technical direction, architectural oversight, and design reviews to ensure robust, secure, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• Engineering Strategy & Roadmaps: Define engineering strategies and long-term technical roadmaps aligned with product vision and organisational objectives.
• Product & Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with product, UX, and business stakeholders to shape product strategy, prioritise roadmaps, and drive incremental delivery.
• Engineering Excellence: Establish and uphold engineering best practices across system design, code quality, testing, security-by-design, CI/CD, and operational excellence.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, fostering a strong engineering culture, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
• People & Performance Management: Build effective team structures, identify and develop future leaders, manage performance, and support professional growth.
• Delivery & Resource Management: Drive delivery effectiveness across multiple workstreams, identify resourcing needs, and support internal and external recruitment.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in engineering leadership or management roles.
• Proven experience leading medium to large engineering teams (10+ members) across multiple projects or workstreams.
• Strong technical foundation in system design, modern software architecture, and complex enterprise systems.
• Experience with modern full-stack technologies, preferably Next.js / React for frontend and Java / Kotlin / TypeScript for backend development.
• Strong understanding of modern architectures and engineering practices, including cloud-native technologies, microservices, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Experience managing complex technical challenges involving high-security requirements, high-availability systems, and integration of legacy and modern platforms.
• Strong emphasis on engineering quality, security, evolutionary architecture, and operational excellence.
• Proven ability to drive team effectiveness, establish engineering standards, and deliver outcomes through data-driven decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and people leadership capabilities.

Morgan McKinley Pte Ltd

Chow Mon Fei

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