Software Engineer

Software Engineer (PRS), Digital Economy Products The Government Technology Agency (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. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions. GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. 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 todayLearn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg. Digital transformation within the public sector is at the heart of what GovTech (Government Technology Agency of Singapore) does. We harness the best info-communications technologies to make a difference to the everyday lives of people in Singapore. We are program-oriented towards the digital economy part of applications within GovTech. We run like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems in the public sector. Some of the problem spaces we are working on include healthcare, workforce transformation, and AI-driven workplace productivity solutions. What you will be working on We are looking for a Software Engineer to support PRS (Professional Registration System). As a Software Engineer, you will play the role of a technical lead in one of our squads. Additionally, you will drive the design, implementation & delivery of one or more products owned by your squad. Your responsibilities Taking an active role in team delivery of product and engineering goals Delivering high-quality, maintainable, and reusable software systems. Making technical contributions, and providing technical leadership to software engineers by coaching and mentoring through engineering best practices. Influencing team direction towards achievement of high-priority initiatives (to maximize our impact on the public good)Establishing practices and tools to encourage a strong engineering culture and maximize engineering effectiveness and impact. Independently managing external (to the team) dependencies related to your work items. Working with other leaders to create a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned squads, and for other squads as needed. Updating the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements. Helping with recruitment, particularly for senior hires. What we are looking for Experience working on reasonably large, high-availability software systems that have operated at scale. Experience in modern full-stack web application technologies; experience in modern front-end engineering on Next.js/React.js and Java/TypeScript on the backend is preferred. Have a strong sense of what it means to be a technical leader, particularly as it relates to the suite of soft skills beyond just your technical chops. Passion towards engineering excellence; you deeply understand that software engineering is a team sport, and you take pride in the craftsmanship aspect of software engineering. Passion towards working for public good with interest. Interest and experience in coaching and growing junior engineers. 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. Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at GovTech Singapore by 2x Get notified about new Software Engineer jobs in Singapore, Singapore . #J-18808-Ljbffr