Software Engineer

8 hours ago

Mapletree Business City Block Level, Singapore Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

[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 and build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today

[What you will be working on]

Part of Government Digital Products (GDP), the AI Programme is a key programme within our GovTech product strategy, and strategic initiative to scale up AI adoption across whole of government. Over the past few years, GovTech has supported agencies in AI initiatives that improved operations and service delivery. These efforts have shown strong value and potential, and the AI Programme is set up to consolidate, scale, and embed AI more systematically.
 

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building technology that makes a meaningful difference. You'll work across our entire technology stack to create solutions that are not only technically excellent but also user-focused and impactful.

  • Design and develop robust, scalable, and secure full-stack applications that serve real user needs

  • Collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and fellow engineers to translate requirements into elegant technical solutions

  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers

  • Contribute to technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices

  • Take ownership of features from conception through deployment and ongoing maintenance

[What we are looking for]

  • We seek engineers who combine technical excellence with strong collaborative instincts—people who are excited to build meaningful products as part of a cohesive team.

  • Strong experience with React (TypeScript), , PostgreSQL, and AWS cloud services

  • Familiarity with Python for basic data analysis and Terraform for IaC 

  • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI or similar) and modern development workflows

  • Solid understanding of software architecture principles, system design, and building resilient distributed systems

  • Experience working in Agile development environments with iterative delivery cycles

  • Demonstrated ability to tackle complex, abstract programming challenges with creative solutions

  • Experience making technical decisions that balance performance, maintainability, and business requirements

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • Self-motivated problem-solver who proactively identifies opportunities for improvement

  • Takes full ownership of deliverables and follows through on commitments

  • Demonstrates reliability and trustworthiness in high-stakes environments

  • Genuinely invested in team success and project outcomes beyond individual contributions

  • Keen interest in generative AI and the online trust and safety space would be an added bonus

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 programmes.

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.

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