Senior / Lead Software Engineer, HealthTech

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.

You will be joining the HealthTech team, dedicated to improving healthcare in Singapore through technology. We tackle highly impactful problems by building products that enhance efficiency, coordination, and patient outcomes across the healthcare ecosystem. Our work involves creating solutions that streamline access to intermediate and long-term care services (e.g. Bright), improve patient care planning and management for medical social workers (e.g. Care360), facilitate the prompt delivery of critical healthcare notifications (e.g. Rooster), and increase vaccination and cancer screening rates (e.g. HAS). You'll collaborate within a high-performing team, passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex challenges and make a tangible difference in the lives of citizens and healthcare professionals.

We're looking for a passionate Senior / Lead Software Engineer to join our growing HealthTech team. You will play a key role in building and scaling technology solutions that address significant challenges in Singapore's healthcare landscape. This role requires you to be a versatile full-stack engineer, comfortable working across different parts of our systems – from frontend interfaces to backend logic and infrastructure. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers in a fast-paced, startup-like environment within the public sector, transforming user needs and product goals into high-quality, impactful software.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-quality, secure software across the tech stack and write production-ready code.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver user-centric solutions for the healthtech sector.

• Identify, prioritize, and implement technical solutions ensuring the security, reliability, and efficiency of our healthtech products.

• Champion best practices in software development (including testing, code reviews, CI/CD) and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

• Rapidly prototype and iterate on features based on user feedback and product goals.

• Contribute to technical discussions and decision-making within the team.

• (For Seniors) Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Proficient in TypeScript, React, and AWS; experience with or NestJS is a plus.

• Knowledge in working with RDBMS (ideally PostgreSQL).

• Experience designing scalable, maintainable, and well-documented REST APIs.

• Experience with secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC), including CI/CD processes, Git, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and deploying applications to cloud environments.

• Experience working as a full-stack engineer, comfortable contributing across the entire technology stack.

• Experience in startups or fast-paced environments; proven ability to succeed in dynamic settings and manage shifting priorities.

• Excellent communication skills for articulating technical concepts and ideas effectively.

• A strong passion for public service and specifically for improving the healthtech sector through technology.

• Experience or demonstrated interest in the HealthTech domain is a plus.

• (For Seniors) Experience in technical leadership, guiding software teams, and setting high standards while mentoring engineers.

Overall we look for people who have ability, initiative, good communication, and most importantly, a passionate heart for public good. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you might not possess all the skills and qualifications

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.

Projects OGP has worked on include:

ScamShield — iOS and Android mobile apps, enhanced in August 2024, help users check and report suspicious communications. The apps automatically filter known scams using an AI-powered machine learning classifier. An Admin Dashboard also allows police to verify reported scams.

ParkingSG — A mobile app alternative to parking coupons. It lets users pay, extend, and refund their parking sessions just using their phones.

RedeemSG — Helps the Singapore Government to create, send and track redemptions of digital vouchers easily.

COVID-19 Vaccination — A suite of systems built to enable Singapore's national vaccination campaign for COVID-19. This includes informational sites, appointment booking systems, and records management systems.

— An open repository of all the Singapore Government's public data. It helps people understand the data using visualizations and articles, and provides real-time APIs for developers to use.

Isomer — Provides government agencies with an easy-to-deploy static website building and hosting service to create usable, secure and faster informational websites quickly.

FormSG — A form builder tool for agencies to self-service and create online forms that capture classified data, with the goal of replacing paper forms.

PaySG — Was developed to enable digital payments for government services, and was initially used for payments for COVID-19 swab tests and Stay-Home Notices for incoming travellers to Singapore.

An overview of other OGP products can be found on our website