Software Engineer, Digital Society Products (Apps)

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. 

 

[Overview]

The Digital Society Product Team in GovTech seeks to design and develop software applications that help government agencies better serve the needs of the people of Singapore. We employ an agile approach towards development and work towards adopting the best practices and tools used in the top technology companies and organizations.

You will be joining an agile software team, working on engaging, user-centric web and/or mobile applications through practices like pair programming and code reviews. You will also have opportunities to explore areas beyond software development, such as DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and software QA.

 

[What you will be working on] 

• Work in an agile development team to deliver high-quality software applications — potentially the full stack, including both mobile and web frontends and their backends.
• Adopt proven software engineering practices such as pair programming, code reviews, and test-driven development.
• As a more experienced engineer, lead conversations on solutioning and systems design, establish best practices, and mentor other engineers in the team.

 

[What we are looking for] 

• Experience in modern web/app applications using TypeScript
• Backend development using TypeScript
• Frontend development using React.js and React Native
• Database technologies — both relational and non-relational
• Docker/container technologies
• AWS infrastructure and its managed services
• Development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines