Software Engineer (Frontend), Data & Artificial Intelligence Platform

Description and Requirements

The Government Technology Agency (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. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions.
GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do.
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.

Who we are
GovTech's Data & Artificial Intelligence Platform (DAIP) uses technology and data to help deliver high-quality digital services to citizens and businesses in Singapore. We build software products for government agencies to better understand and use their data to improve operations and decision making.

What you will be working on:

1. Work closely with product managers, UX designers, data scientists and engineers to define and develop web applications.
2. Use the latest web technologies to translate product specifications into fully functional interfaces.
3. Develop and manage well-functioning APIs.
4. Build and maintain extensible front-end code.
5. Build prototypes to demonstrate technology opportunities.
6. Propose how to structure front end work.
7. Have a good eye for technical details in bridging the graphical design and technical feasibility.
8. Be sensitive to the impact of front-end implementation on users.
9. Write production quality code.
10. Learn and share knowledge in a multi-disciplinary team.

Additionally, more senior engineers will be expected to:

1. Establish best practices.
2. Share your expertise and mentor other engineers.
3. Help with recruiting.

You are not just here to write code, but also to figure out what we should be building and how we should build it. Your job will be to bring expertise and capability to the public sector. Sometimes this means coding new systems from scratch. Other times this means using the best solutions the community has to offer. We use cloud services, open source software, and commodity hardware as far as possible. Knowing what to build and what to reuse lets us avoid wasting time on solved problems and focus on delivering actual value.

What it is like working here

We build products that serve a variety of agency users, who use them to solve highly meaningful problems pertinent to our society, from transportation to education to healthcare. The public sector is full of opportunities where even the simplest software can have a big impact on people’s lives. We are here to improve how we live as a society through what we can offer as a government.

Rapid Prototyping - Instead of spending too much time debating ideas, we prefer testing them. This identifies potential problems quickly and conveys what is possible to others easily.

Reliable Productization - To scale an idea, a prototype or a Minimum Viable Product to a software product, we scrutinize and commit to its usability, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

Ownership - In addition to technical responsibilities, this means having ideas on how things should be done and taking responsibility for seeing them through. Building something that you believe in is the best way to build something good.

Continuous Learning - Working on new ideas often means not fully understanding what you are working on. Taking time to learn new architectures, frameworks, technologies, and even languages is not just encouraged but essential.

What we are looking for
We look for people who:

• Have a demonstrated ability to build software.
• Have an excellent understanding of web development and experience working with HTML5, CSS3, Node.js, and modern JS frameworks (React.JS, Vue.JS, Redux, etc.).
• Have experience with RESTful APIs, web services, microservices.
• Good to have some experience in databases, e.g., Postgres, MongoDB (for API development).
• Cloud, container/docker & CI/CD experience will be a plus.
• Can write code to solve abstract problems.
• Can talk and reason about code with other engineers.
• Have an interest in data science and machine learning.
• Take the initiative to make things happen.
• Want to work for the public good.