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Software Engineer, PRS

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GovTech logoGovtech · Singapore
Full-timeOn-siteToday
JavaLeadershipMentoringNext.jsReactTypeScript
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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] Job Description Taking an active role in team delivery of product and engineering goals. Delivering high-quality, maintainable, and reusable software systems. Making technical contributions, and providing technical leadership to software engineers by coaching and mentoring through engineering best practices. Influencing team direction towards achievement of high-priority initiatives (to maximize our impact on the public good) Establishing practices and tools to encourage a strong engineering culture and maximize engineering effectiveness and impact. Independently managing external (to the team) dependencies related to your work items. Working with other leaders to create a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned squads, and for other squads as needed. Updating the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements. Helping with recruitment, particularly for senior hires. [What we are looking for] Experience working on reasonably large, high-availability software systems that have operated at scale. Experience in modern full-stack web application technologies; experience in modern front-end engineering on Next.Js/React.js and Java/TypeScript on the backend is preferred. Have a strong sense of what it means to be a technical leader, particularly as it relates to the suite of soft skills beyond just your technical chops. Passion towards engineering excellence; you deeply understand that software engineering is a team sport, and you take pride in the craftsmanship aspect of software engineering. Passion towards working for public good with interest. Interest and experience in coaching and growing junior engineers. What we offer you: GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation. 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 programs. 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. Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers. Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech


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