Engineering Manager, Digital Economy Products (DEP)

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 (about GovTech) 

GovTech is seeking an engineering manager to work on technically challenging problems in an environment running like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems in the public sector. Some of the problems are related to different programs including healthcare, manpower transformation, trade facilitation, national development, HR and Finance products.

As an Engineering Manager / Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for technical direction and processes in one (or more) teams. Additionally, you will drive the design, implementation & delivery of one or more products owned by your team. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Defining your team’s engineering vision, strategy, and directions that align with the organization’s overall vision and goals. 

• Partnering with stakeholders and agencies to prioritize and manage roadmaps for delivering towards product vision incrementally and efficiently. 

• Creating a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned team, and for other teams as needed. Update the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements. 

• Work regularly with engineers to engage in conversations regarding their performance, professional growth, offering constructive feedback, mentoring, and guidance as needed. 

• Working with cross-functional partners to develop quality, reliability, and security strategies within your team. 

• Proactively identifying and initiating worthwhile engineering 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. 

• Helping with recruitment, particularly for more senior hires. 

• 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 like 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. 

• The ability to guide a team to achieve important goals together. 

• 2+ years of experience coaching developers; helping them enhance their performance and grow their careers. 

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.