Staff Software Engineer, Data Programme (DXD), Ministry of Education

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Singapore seeks a Staff Software Engineer within the DXD Data Programme to architect data infrastructure and empower MOE-wide data initiatives. You will own data products, governance, and security while collaborating with policy and business teams.

You will operate at the intersection of software and data engineering, building systems that move and serve data for analytics and AI, in a regulated public sector context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Extensive enterprise data architecture design and data product ownership across full data lifecycle.
• Hands-on production experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or SageMaker.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop infrastructure to support modern data science and ML apps.
• Partner with policy and business divisions to drive MOE-wide digital transformation via data/AI methods.
• Define and govern data strategy, data products, governance, security and compliance for MOE.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Mentoring

Autonomy

Policy translation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

AWS SageMaker

Job description

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!

Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.

[About the Team]

Digital Excellence & Products Division (DXD) is a GovTech team within the Ministry of Education (MOE). DXD sits at the intersection of technology, design, and education. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for the education sector alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. We develop meaningful products, platforms, and solutions for public good.

[What you will be working on]

As a Staff Software Engineer on DXD’s Data Programme, you will architect and develop infrastructure to support modern data science and machine learning applications. You will also actively partner with policy and business divisions to support MOE-wide digital transformation efforts through the use of data and AI methods.

The vision is to enable trusted data for MOE, empowering evidence-based decisions and services. Essential to this is the leveraging of technology in the right manner to serve the broad spectrum of users - HQ officers, data scientists, analysts and even education officers. You will be a key driver of MOE’s data strategy, architecting the data products, platform and all supporting processes such as governance, security, compliance and more. MOE’s data needs continue to evolve and the Data Programme is at the heart of this transformation, ensuring innovation and industry-leading practices pave the way for public good.

This role sits at the intersection of software and data engineering - the right candidate is comfortable building and owning the systems that move and serve data, not just designing the architecture around them.

[What we are looking for]

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline or equivalent experience
• Extensive enterprise experience designing and implementing data architectures, including data modelling, lineage, governance, and data product ownership across the full data lifecycle
• Proficiency with modern data platforms and transformation tooling, with hands-on production experience in one or more of Databricks, Snowflake, AWS SageMaker
• Ability to own the mapping between data sources, architecture, and data products in a complex, policy-driven environment (translating regulatory and stakeholder requirements into concrete technical decisions)
• Experience designing or operating ODS solutions for critical systems with high requirements around data freshness, consistency, and availability
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and raise the technical bar across a team, through design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and structured feedback
• Track record of operating with autonomy in ambiguous environments and driving technical consensus across teams

Good To Have

• Exposure to semantic or contextual layer tooling (e.g. dbt Semantic Layer, Cube, or equivalent) that enables reliable data consumption by BI and AI systems
• Familiarity with agentic workflows and the data infrastructure requirements they introduce - retrieval, grounding, orchestration, and observability
• Background working across both analytical and operational data systems, with an appreciation for the different engineering disciplines each requires
• Experience in a government, public sector, or similarly regulated environment where data policy and governance carry significant weight

What we offer you:

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

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programs.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

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

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