Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Singapore

[What the role is]

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to lead a engineer squad at Enterprise Singapore. In this role, you will partner with the product manager and designer to deliver the outcome of a digital product within the agency.

[What you will be working on]

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:

Digital transformation within the public sector is at the heart of what GovTech (Government Technology Agency of Singapore) does. We harness the best info-communications technologies to make a difference to the everyday lives of people in Singapore.

GovTech is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work on technically challenging problems in an environment running like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems in the public sector. As an experienced Senior Software Engineer, you are expected to work across frontend and backend concerns, contributing to both delivery and long-term system quality.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

• Partner with stakeholders to prioritise and manage roadmaps for delivering towards product vision and goals
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to shape the engineering squad's technical and delivery goals
• Design and evolve architectures that meet stringent requirements for reliability, resilience, and cybersecurity
• Balance new feature delivery with technical sustainability, maintainability, and risk mitigation
• Bring strong technical judgment - helping engineers navigate design and architecture trade-offs in alignment with long-term goals
• Ensure the team ships high-quality software predictably, and improves over time
• Monitor delivery health, reliability, and tech debt - and address root causes, not just symptoms
• Work regularly with engineers to engage in conversations regarding their performance, professional growth, offering constructive feedback, mentoring, and guidance as needed
• Helping with recruitment of engineers for the product team as needed

[What we are looking for]

What we are looking for:

We are looking for people who:

• Has experience in modern full-stack web application technologies experience in modern front-end and backend engineering like Next.Js, React.Js, CSS, Javascript and Node.Js
• Stay close to the technical details - whether through architecture reviews, design docs, code reviews, or hands-on support when needed
• Bring clarity - helping teams prioritise, plan, and focus in a complex environment
• Understand how software systems and engineering practices scale - and can guide improvements across architecture, testing, observability, or infrastructure
• Believe in shared success - and collaborate openly across functions, domains, and agencies
• Take ownership of outcomes - and hold the team to a high standard of quality, security, and delivery