Staff Software Engineer - Cyber Systems

Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency focused on technology is seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer in Singapore. You will lead the design and development of innovative software solutions, mentor teams, and ensure high-quality outputs. The ideal candidate has at least 6 years of software engineering experience and strong knowledge of software architecture and best practices. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to guide both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Only Singapore Citizens will be considered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Micro-services, Event-driven, and Cloud-native architecture.
• Proficient in software design using modern tools and frameworks.
• Understand software security best practices.
• Experience with Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• At least 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Understand business requirements to design software products.
• Lead design, development, and operation of software products.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to software teams.
• Ensure quality of different software solutions.
• Integrate systems across functions.
• Mentor junior engineers in their careers.

Skills

Software architecture knowledge

Agile methodologies

Strong communication skills

Mentorship

Education

Background in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

SonarQube

Kubernetes

GitLab

MERN

Spring Boot

React Native

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our team in developing innovative software solutions that enable the organisation to effectively manage information and workflows. For this role, you will be working with highly motivated and talented peers consisting of Software engineers, DevOps engineers and UI/UX designers. As a Staff Software Engineer, you are responsiblefor overseeing and mentoring teams of technical personnel to develop and deploy secure and high-quality software product through adoption of good industrial practices. You will work closely with management team to deliver the right software products to realise business strategies and needs. We are looking for passionate and talented people in building right solutions and cultivating good software engineering practices within the team.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to understand business requirements and design technically sound software products that meet the business goals.
• Lead the design, development and operation of software products in organisation units.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the software teams and other stakeholders to help them make the best possible technical decisions.
• Ensure the results and quality of the different software solutions and projects implemented in the organisation.
• Collaborate closely with other software product teams to integrate systems across business function seamlessly.
• Be a technical mentor to help junior engineers grow in their engineering career.

Requirements (Minimum Qualifications)

• Background in Engineering or Computer Science, with at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture (e.g. Micro-services, Event-drive, Cloud-native architecture) and design patterns (e.g. RESTful API, MVC, MVVM design).
• Well-versed and proficient in software design and implementation using modern tools (e.g. SonarQube, Kubernetes, GitLab) and frameworks (e.g. MERN, Spring Boot, React Native) to develop high quality software efficiently.
• Strong understanding of software security best practices to actively identify and mitigate potential security risks and vulnerabilities in software systems.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban.
• Strong communicator that can explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• At least 3 years of experience in technical leadership role leading software teams and setting technical direction.

As CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), only Singapore Citizens will be considered.