Engineering Manager, Managed Agencies

**(What the role is)**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 todayLearn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.**(What you will be working on)**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 ()GovTech is seeking an engineering manager to work on technically challenging problems in an environment running like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems in the public sector. Some of the problems are related to different programs including healthcare, manpower transformation, trade facilitation, national development, HR and Finance products.As an Engineering Manager / Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for technical direction and processes in one (or more) teams. Additionally, you will drive the design, implementation & delivery of one or more products owned by your team.**Your responsibilities will include:*** Defining your team's engineering vision, strategy, and directions that align with the organization's overall vision and goals.* Partnering with stakeholders and agencies to prioritize and manage roadmaps for delivering towards product vision incrementally and efficiently.* Creating a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned team, and for other teams as needed. Update the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements.* Work regularly with engineers to engage in conversations regarding their performance, professional growth, offering constructive feedback, mentoring, and guidance as needed.* Working with cross-functional partners to develop quality, reliability, and security strategies within your team.* Proactively identifying and initiating worthwhile engineering 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.* Helping with recruitment, particularly for more 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 like 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.* The ability to guide a team to achieve important goals together.* 2+ years of experience coaching developers; helping them enhance their performance and grow their careers.**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.*The Singapore Public Service plays a key role in the economic growth, progress and stability of Singapore by formulating and implementing government policies, as well as providing key public services. Whether you are a fresh graduate joining the workforce or an experienced professional, the Singapore Public Service offers a great variety of job opportunities for you. The work in the Public Service can be broadly categorised into the following sectors: Economic, Social, Security & External Relations, and Administration & Corporate Development.Be part of the team that shapes the future of Singapore. Log on and take your first step towards a career that matters#J-18808-Ljbffr