Job Description

What the role is:

Singapore Land Authority is the geospatial agency in Singapore, managing and operating a web-based public map platform to provide localised and accurate map data and location-based services (LBS) to serve many government agencies, private sectors and general public. We are looking for a talented web application developer to join our diverse and multi-disciplined engineering team to create feature-rich and high performance front-end for the next generation of map and LBS. This is an excellent opportunity to expose and apply cutting edge web technologies for public goods and make a real-life impact.

What you will be working on:

Work closely with product managers, UX designers and backend engineers to define and develop web applications in an agile manner.

Build and maintain extensible production-grade front-end code to translate product specification into fully functional interfaces for both desktop and mobile web browsers;

Conduct new front-end technology exploration and create proof-of-concept to address big data visualisation challenges.

What we are looking for:

Qualification preferably in the areas of Computer Science, Software Engineering, GeoSpatial Science/Technology or equivalent;

3-5 years of industry experience working on web application development, with at least 1 year experience in Agile development;

Proficient knowledge in JQuery, HTML5, CSS3, WebGL, Node.js, popular JS frameworks (React JS, Vanilla JS), RESTful APIs, and cross-browser implementations;

Good to have experience in open source geospatial solutions/libraries (e.g., leaflet, Cesium), database (e.g., PostGres/GIS, MongoDB) and Cloud, Container/Docker;

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a team.

About Singapore Land Authority:

The mission of the Singapore Land Authority is to optimise land resources for the economic and social development of Singapore. It ensures the best use of State land and buildings, provides an effective and reliable land management system and enables the full use of land information for better land management.

Singapore Land Authority