Engineering Manager / Senior Software Engineer, Housing Programme

[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 today!

Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.

[What you will be working on]

The Government Digital Product (GDP) Team aims to orchestrate the digital transformation of government. Our team aims to design and develop software applications that help government agencies to better serve the needs of the people of Singapore with the right technologies and better user experience.

We are looking for highly skilled Senior Software Engineers or Engineering Managers that are open and enthusiastic about leading engineering team, end to end software delivery and trying out new technologies. Be a part of and lead a cross-functional development team, that values quality, automation and user experience of the software we deliver.

Work closely with the cross-functional agile team such as Product Managers, UX/UI designers to solicit business requirements and define technical requirements

Guide, mentor and work closely with fellow developers in the scrum team to uplift engineering competencies & develop the web application

Lead and be responsible for good engineering practices such as DevOps, Secure Coding etc, Software & (Cloud) Architectural design and development of frontend & backend functionalities supporting the business needs

Develop and deploy portable applications using container technology

Provide technical application support together with the product team

[What we are looking for]

Minimum of 4-6 years of IT or software development experience

Experience in web application development using modern languages e.g. Golang, TypeScript etc

Experience with cloud platforms e.g. Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure etc

Experience in relational Databases

Experience with front-end development framework such as React.js

Experience with Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, Cloud engineering practices

Experience with Git version control tools

Strong programming fundamentals

Familiar with good software development practices such as Test-Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development

Excellent team player & leader with good communication & leadership skills

Experience with leading engineering teams will be a plus.

Experience or involvement in modernization projects, including transitioning legacy systems to modern platforms, will be a significant advantage.

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe it is key to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.

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