Software Engineer

**Who We Are**:
**Open Government Products (OGP)** operates like a startup within the government; We are a fast-paced, dynamic team of engineers, designers, and product managers dedicated to public good. We autonomously identify opportunities to solve public problems using tech, rapidly prototype, and launch solutions—from citizen apps to automating public agency operations. Embracing an open-sourced and flat hierarchy, we cut through bureaucracy to focus on real-world, user-centric innovations that drive change.

**The Team**:
You will be joining the HealthTech team that works on developing tech products to enable the healthcare sector.

**About the Role**:
As a software engineer, you will:

- Build prototypes to demonstrate technological opportunities
- Design system architectures
- Write production quality code
- Manage deployments to cloud infrastructure

Because our team focuses on pushing new initiatives, you will also have to:

- Identify potential projects that improve the public good
- Design novel systems that work around bureaucratic constraints
- Advocate and explain these technical ideas to other government agencies

**We are also looking for experienced software engineers In addition to the above, more experienced software engineers will be expected to**:

- Establish best practices for developer operations
- (For more experienced engineers) provide technical leadership across multiple product teams
- Share your expertise and mentor other engineers
- Help with recruiting

**Preferred Skills and Qualifications**

We work mostly in JavaScript. However, we don’t require experience in any specific programming language or technology. Core competency in at least one language and the ability to learn is what matters to us.

We look for people who:

- ** Have a demonstrated ability to build software** - Prior work and personal projects count for much more than specific degrees.
- ** Write code to solve abstract programming problems** - Clear thinking, the ability to debug, and understanding the limits of an approach matter much more than getting the “correct” answer.
- ** Talk and reason about code with other engineers** - We work as a team so you need to be able to not just solve problems, but have other people understand your solutions.
- ** Take initiative to make things happen** - Our job is to push for change in government, so we need to challenge the status quo and not wait for instruction.
- ** Want to work for the public good** - We are public servants, we serve the public. This sometimes means ignoring political pressures and misguided policies. We need people who will push back if something is not in the public interest.

Overall we look for people who have ability, initiative, good communication, and strong values.

You're not just here to write code, but also to figure out what we should be building and how we should build it.

Your job will be to bring expertise and capability to the public sector. Sometimes this means coding new systems from scratch. Other times this means using the best solutions the development community has to offer. We use cloud services, open source software, and commodity hardware as far as possible. These often include, but are not limited to: GitHub, AWS, React Native, MongoDB, and Stripe amongst others. Knowing what to build and what to reuse lets us avoid wasting time on solved problems and focus on delivering actual value.

You will work on meaningful projects that solve problems pertinent to our society, from transportation, to education, to healthcare. The public sector is full of opportunities where even the simplest software can have a big impact on people’s lives. You will have direct ownership of your work with over 70% of our projects starting as ground up initiatives. Rather than work on commercial ventures commonly found in the startup scene, we're here to improve how we live as a society through what we can offer as a government.

**Working at OGP**:
**Ownership and Autonomy** — Beyond technical tasks, this means having autonomy to voice opinions and suggest future directions. Building what you believe in drives the creation of great solutions.

**Rapid Prototyping** — We prioritize testing ideas over debating them, allowing us to identify problems quickly and convey possibilities to others. This fail-fast approach accelerates innovation.

**Flexibility** — We provide flexible work arrangements based on what works best for our team and its members, fostering a productive and supportive environment.

**Continuous Learning** — Drive professional growth by exploring new architectures, frameworks, and technologies. With dedicated yearly learning months and hackathons, continuous learning is essential as we tackle innovative ideas and challenges.

**Mission-Driven** — Our work is dedicated to the public good, aiming to improve the lives of Singapore citizens. We focus on creating impactful solutions that enhance the community and the place we call home.