Senior Software Engineer, DGS

Hybrid
- Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore
Software Engineering

Job description

Who We Are

Open Government Products (OGP) operates like a startup within the government; We are a fast-paced, dynamic team of engineers, designers, and product managers dedicated to public good. We autonomously identify opportunities to solve public problems using tech, rapidly prototype, and launch solutions—from citizen apps to automating public agency operations. Embracing an open-sourced and flat hierarchy, we cut through bureaucracy to focus on real-world, user-centric innovations that drive change.

The Team

You will be joining the data.gov.sg team, which works with government agencies to make their data discoverable, understandable, and usable. Our platform serves over 5,000 datasets from more than 65 government agencies, providing real-time APIs, interactive visualizations, and comprehensive data stories that help Singaporeans understand their country through data. We're constantly working to improve data discoverability, ensure data freshness, and build robust infrastructure that scales with Singapore's growing open data ecosystem. Learn more at our product page.

About the Role

We're looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our growing team and help evolve Singapore's premier open data platform. You'll be enhancing our existing infrastructure while independently exploring new opportunities to make government data more accessible and useful for all Singaporeans. As our team scales, we expect you to naturally step into technical leadership, guiding architectural decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and raising the overall engineering quality bar across our codebase and development practices. This role demands a blend of technical expertise, product thinking, and leadership skills, fostering a startup mindset within our team as we tackle the challenges of large-scale data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable, high-quality software across the tech stack with a focus on data platform infrastructure.
Provide technical leadership by setting architectural direction and establishing engineering standards for the team.
Mentor team members and foster their professional growth within the engineering organization.
Identify and prioritize platform initiatives that enhance user experience and system performance.
Set technical direction for the team while aligning engineering efforts with the product strategy.
Collaborate with government agencies to explain technical solutions and improve their data publishing processes.
Design innovative systems that improve public access to government data while navigating operational constraints.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

Proficient in TypeScript, React, and AWS with experience building data-driven applications.
Strong knowledge of working with RDBMS, particularly PostgreSQL, for large-scale data storage and retrieval.
Experience working with various data formats and designing systems that handle high-volume data processing workloads.
Experience designing flexible and robust APIs that serve diverse data consumption patterns.
Solid understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) including CI/CD processes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Proven experience in technical leadership roles with a track record of raising engineering standards in teams.
Background in startups or fast-paced environments with demonstrated ability to deliver under ambiguity.
Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
A passion for public service and improving how citizens access and understand government data.

Overall we look for people who have ability, initiative, good communication, and most importantly, a passionate heart for public good. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you might not possess all the skills and qualifications!

Working at OGP

Ownership and Autonomy — Beyond technical tasks, this means having autonomy to voice opinions and suggest future directions. Building what you believe in drives the creation of great solutions.

Rapid Prototyping — We prioritize testing ideas over debating them, allowing us to identify problems quickly and convey possibilities to others. This fail-fast approach accelerates innovation.

Flexibility — We provide flexible work arrangements based on what works best for our team and its members, fostering a productive and supportive environment.

Continuous Learning — Drive professional growth by exploring new architectures, frameworks, and technologies. With dedicated yearly learning months and hackathons, continuous learning is essential as we tackle innovative ideas and challenges.

Mission-Driven — Our work is dedicated to the public good, aiming to improve the lives of Singapore citizens. We focus on creating impactful solutions that enhance the community and the place we call home.

Projects OGP has worked on include:

ScamShield — iOS and Android mobile apps, enhanced in August 2024, help users check and report suspicious communications. The apps automatically filter known scams using an AI-powered machine learning classifier. An Admin Dashboard also allows police to verify reported scams.

ParkingSG — A mobile app alternative to parking coupons. It lets users pay, extend, and refund their parking sessions just using their phones.

RedeemSG — Helps the Singapore Government to create, send and track redemptions of digital vouchers easily.

COVID-19 Vaccination — A suite of systems built to enable Singapore's national vaccination campaign for COVID-19. This includes informational sites, appointment booking systems, and records management systems.

data.gov.sg — An open repository of all the Singapore Government's public data. It helps people understand the data using visualizations and articles, and provides real-time APIs for developers to use.

Isomer — Provides government agencies with an easy-to-deploy static website building and hosting service to create usable, secure and faster informational websites quickly.

FormSG — A form builder tool for agencies to self-service and create online forms that capture classified data, with the goal of replacing paper forms.

PaySG — Was developed to enable digital payments for government services, and was initially used for payments for COVID-19 swab tests and Stay-Home Notices for incoming travellers to Singapore.

An overview of other OGP products can be found on our website https://open.gov.sg

Consent to Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

I hereby give my consent to Open Government Products, Government Technology Agency (“OGP”) to:

Obtain and verify information from or with any source (including third parties) as may be deemed appropriate by OGP and/or any relevant Government agency for the purposes of assessing my application for employment and/or for recommendation to a third party for employment with or engagement by that third party (see below for more information).

Share my personal data set out in this application form and any other personal data subsequently provided by me arising out of or in connection with my application for employment with other Government agencies or a third party vendor appointed by OGP for the purposes of recruitment and/or review of recruitment practices, and for such personal data to also be used as part of de-identified and aggregated data for reporting purposes.  
Additionally, where relevant, OGP may share my personal data set out in this application form and any other personal data subsequently provided by me to a third party for that third party to consider employing or otherwise engaging me to undertake work relevant to OGP. I understand and acknowledge that the collection, use and/or disclosure of such personal data may also be subject to that third party’s privacy terms.

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