Software / DevOps Engineer
Roles & Responsibilities
Software / DevOps Engineer — Statutory Board Industry: Public Sector / Government Job Type: Permanent Work Arrangement: Hybrid About the Role: Join GovTech's Government Digital Transformation (GDT) team, forward-deployed to MSF — Singapore's lead ministry for social and family policies. You'll build, modernize and operate digital services that directly impact vulnerable individuals, families and communities. We are hiring across: Software Engineering (SWE)
,
Quality Engineering (QA)
and
DevOps / Platform Engineering
. Depending on the team, you may specialize in one area or work across the full engineering lifecycle. You'll work on initiatives such as Case Central, ComLink+, the Social Service Coordination Centre and Early Childhood programs — in an environment that spans greenfield platforms and brownfield modernization. What You'll Do: Design, build and maintain backend services, APIs, frontend applications and data pipelines Develop and automate tests, CI/CD pipelines and deployment infrastructure Work with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCC), containers and IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu) Integrate systems across government agencies, schools, healthcare and social-service partners Improve observability, security controls and operational reliability Modernize legacy applications (Java, Kotlin, platform-based systems) Create reusable engineering capabilities for adoption across MSF teams What We're Looking For - Mindset: Takes ownership end-to-end: from requirements to production support Thinks in trade-offs (speed, security, cost, maintainability) Comfortable with ambiguity and pragmatic problem-solving Strong communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders Cares deeply about code quality, testing, observability and security
Technical Skills: (you don't need all — strong fundamentals matter most): Languages:
Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, Node.js, Go, C# Frontend:
React / Next.js, Vue, Angular Data & APIs:
REST, GraphQL, SQL/PostgreSQL/MySQL, NoSQL, ETL pipelines DevOps / Cloud:
AWS, GCC, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, ECS, Terraform/OpenTofu, GitLab CI/CD QA:
Test automation, API testing, CI/CD integration, performance and security testing Other:
Microservices, event-driven architectures, Git, code reviews
Nice-to-Have: Salesforce, OutSystems, Appian, Pega, Microsoft Dynamics, Databricks Platform modernisation or reusable framework experience GCC, Singpass/Corppass, SGTS exposure Government, regulated or sensitive-systems experience
Interview Process: Discussion of past projects and your specific contributions Coding / problem-solving and system design Cloud, infrastructure and security considerations Practical technical exercise for some roles (e.g., Terraform/OpenTofu infrastructure task) For senior candidates: independent decision-making, legacy constraints, building reusable capabilities We care more about
how you think
and
what you've built
than memorized answers.
Why Join Us: Meaningful impact:
Build technology that supports Singapore's most vulnerable Modern engineering:
Work with cloud-native tools while solving real-world constraints Growth:
Exposure to full-stack, platform and cross-agency integration work Culture:
Ownership, pragmatism and engineering quality over buzzwords All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender or age. Tell employers what skills you have Security Controls Code Quality Engineering Product Design Facilitation Technical Skills Cost Management Government Agency Stakeholder Engagement Cloud Infrastructure Production Support CI/CD Managing Ambiguity Java Backend Development Design for Maintainability engineering fundamentals Global Mindset
Software / DevOps Engineer — Statutory Board Industry: Public Sector / Government Job Type: Permanent Work Arrangement: Hybrid About the Role: Join GovTech's Government Digital Transformation (GDT) team, forward-deployed to MSF — Singapore's lead ministry for social and family policies. You'll build, modernize and operate digital services that directly impact vulnerable individuals, families and communities. We are hiring across: Software Engineering (SWE)
,
Quality Engineering (QA)
and
DevOps / Platform Engineering
. Depending on the team, you may specialize in one area or work across the full engineering lifecycle. You'll work on initiatives such as Case Central, ComLink+, the Social Service Coordination Centre and Early Childhood programs — in an environment that spans greenfield platforms and brownfield modernization. What You'll Do: Design, build and maintain backend services, APIs, frontend applications and data pipelines Develop and automate tests, CI/CD pipelines and deployment infrastructure Work with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCC), containers and IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu) Integrate systems across government agencies, schools, healthcare and social-service partners Improve observability, security controls and operational reliability Modernize legacy applications (Java, Kotlin, platform-based systems) Create reusable engineering capabilities for adoption across MSF teams What We're Looking For - Mindset: Takes ownership end-to-end: from requirements to production support Thinks in trade-offs (speed, security, cost, maintainability) Comfortable with ambiguity and pragmatic problem-solving Strong communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders Cares deeply about code quality, testing, observability and security
Technical Skills: (you don't need all — strong fundamentals matter most): Languages:
Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, Node.js, Go, C# Frontend:
React / Next.js, Vue, Angular Data & APIs:
REST, GraphQL, SQL/PostgreSQL/MySQL, NoSQL, ETL pipelines DevOps / Cloud:
AWS, GCC, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, ECS, Terraform/OpenTofu, GitLab CI/CD QA:
Test automation, API testing, CI/CD integration, performance and security testing Other:
Microservices, event-driven architectures, Git, code reviews
Nice-to-Have: Salesforce, OutSystems, Appian, Pega, Microsoft Dynamics, Databricks Platform modernisation or reusable framework experience GCC, Singpass/Corppass, SGTS exposure Government, regulated or sensitive-systems experience
Interview Process: Discussion of past projects and your specific contributions Coding / problem-solving and system design Cloud, infrastructure and security considerations Practical technical exercise for some roles (e.g., Terraform/OpenTofu infrastructure task) For senior candidates: independent decision-making, legacy constraints, building reusable capabilities We care more about
how you think
and
what you've built
than memorized answers.
Why Join Us: Meaningful impact:
Build technology that supports Singapore's most vulnerable Modern engineering:
Work with cloud-native tools while solving real-world constraints Growth:
Exposure to full-stack, platform and cross-agency integration work Culture:
Ownership, pragmatism and engineering quality over buzzwords All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender or age. Tell employers what skills you have Security Controls Code Quality Engineering Product Design Facilitation Technical Skills Cost Management Government Agency Stakeholder Engagement Cloud Infrastructure Production Support CI/CD Managing Ambiguity Java Backend Development Design for Maintainability engineering fundamentals Global Mindset