Job Description

What the role is:
About GovTech
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.
What you will be working on:
About the Role
You will contribute to one of the platform products that help agencies launch schemes, automate decisions and processes, and deliver secure agency-facing services. This is a hands-on, early-career role where you will build features, integrate systems, and improve reliability across multiple products, while learning modern software engineering practices in a supportive environment.
Our products you may work on:
ApplySG: A no-code form and state builder packaged with an applicant-agency officer portal to launch government schemes and internal processes faster.
Optical: A content management system for agencies to build dynamic websites that integrate platform products seamlessly.
OGRE: A Business Rule Management System that turns complex decisions into actionable logic for seamless government system integration.
OPUS: An AI automation platform to make intelligent decisions and connect to any tool needed to automate repetitive tasks end-to-end.
GovEntry: An AI automation platform to make intelligent decisions and connect to any tool needed to automate repetitive tasks end-to-end.
GovRewards: A centralised reward points management system to gamify and nudge desired behaviours in the public sector.
GovWallet: A secure digital payment platform that orchestrates and simplifies inbound and outbound payment needs.
GovSupply: An item distribution system that streamlines distribution for public-sector initiative.
Key Responsibilities:
Build and ship features across the stack (frontend, backend) for one of the products.
Write clean, maintainable code with unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; participate in code reviews.
Maintain CI/CD pipelines, monitor services, and troubleshoot non-prod/production issues with guidance.
Apply secure coding practices and data protection standards suitable for government systems.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to refine requirements and deliver iteratively.
Contribute to internal tooling, developer experience, and documentation to improve team velocity.
What we are looking for:
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Basic experience with TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js, React) and/or Golang.
Basic frontend skills (HTML/CSS, modern JS).
Experience with Git.
Good communication skill, and willingness to learn; ability to work in a team and take feedback.
Degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience through projects, internships, or bootcamps.
About Government Technology Agency:
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.

Skills Required