Software Engineer - A26251

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd ('Activate') is a leading technology consultancy headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Malaysia and Indonesia. Our clients are empowered with quality, cost-effective, and impactful end-to-end application development, like mobile and web applications, and cloud technology that remove technology roadblocks and increase their business efficiency.

We believe in positively impacting the lives of people around us and the environment we live in through the use of technology. Hence, we are committed to providing a conducive environment for all employees to realise their full potential, who in turn have the opportunity to continuously drive innovation.

We are searching for our next team members to join our growing team.

If you love the idea of being part of a growing company with exciting prospects in mobile and web technologies that create positive impact on people's lives, then we would love to hear from you.

Co-Development Business Unit is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer

This is a fixed term contract role. The engagement is 1 year.

You will work in Singapore Government Agencies

Internal Code: A26251

What will you do

COMPASS (Comprehensive Performance & Analytics for Bus Systems) is LTA's strategic analytics platform for bus operations. It consolidates data from fleet management systems, onboard devices, and operational platforms to provide actionable insights that support data-driven decision-making across LTA and public transport operators (PTO).

As COMPASS continues to evolve, new initiatives are being developed to enhance bus operations through predictive maintenance and AI-enabled insights. These initiatives require enhancements across application development, system integration, data processing, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and platform operations.

To accelerate the development and delivery of these initiatives, LTA intends to augment its in-house technical team with manpower services. The engaged personnel will work closely with the COMPASS team to design, develop, secure, deploy, and maintain platform capabilities while supporting knowledge transfer and capability development within LTA. The objective is to strengthen COMPASS as a scalable and sustainable platform that meets both current and future operational needs.

• Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power COMPASS platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security:
• Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and secure backend services, APIs and integration components
• Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed systems
• Integrate with upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources
• Manage and optimise relational and non-relational databases, including schema design, query optimisation, and data integrity
• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services
• Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability features to support system reliability and operational troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues to ensure service reliability and performance
• Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and other security best practices in backend systems
• Support testing, deployment, and production operations activities
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, and participate in peer code reviews
• Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Collaborate effectively with team members to deliver solutions and support knowledge sharing across the project team

Requirements

What are we looking for

• Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power COMPASS platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security:
• Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and secure backend services, APIs and integration components
• Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed systems
• Integrate with upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources
• Manage and optimise relational and non-relational databases, including schema design, query optimisation, and data integrity
• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services
• Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability features to support system reliability and operational troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues to ensure service reliability and performance
• Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and other security best practices in backend systems
• Support testing, deployment, and production operations activities
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, and participate in peer code reviews
• Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Collaborate effectively with team members to deliver solutions and support knowledge sharing across the project team

Benefits

What do we offer in return

Competitive Compensation: Market competitive salary and variable performance bonus aligned to your skills, impact, and contribution.

Benefits: Outpatient medical, specialist medical coverage and generous customisable flexi benefits, or flexi allowance; life and health insurance, thoughtful perks like special occasions 'red packet' and CNY goodies, etc.

Employee Wellness: Support for your physical, mental, and overall well-being through year-round initiatives.

Growth & Development: Learning programmes, certification support, and a dedicated staff development budget. (We are a 'SHRI 2025 Gold winner' in 'Learning & Development; Coaching & Mentoring')

Career Progression: Structured career pathways that enable you to grow along a technical/domain expert track or a leadership track.

Competency Framework: A structured and practical framework to support you to develop, perform, and succeed.

Flexible Work Arrangement: Staff may choose to work flexi-place, flexi-time, and flexi-load based on existing framework

Why you'll love working with us

If you are looking for opportunities to collaborate with leading industry experts and be surrounded by highly motivated and talented peers, we welcome you to join us. We provide all employees with equal opportunities to grow and develop with us. We believe your success is our success.

Does it sound like something you are interested in exploring further Please be in touch with our team for an initial chat.

Activate Interactive Singapore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Activate Interactive Pte Ltd does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexuality, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.

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