Software Engineer - Data Processing and Management

About the role

CSIT, an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), is looking for a software engineer to design, develop and maintain robust and scalable data processing and management solutions. The role involves building and improving applications and systems that support existing products and/or create new ones, with the autonomy to choose the most suitable technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Write high-quality code with comprehensive unit, functional and end-to-end tests.
• Design, build and deploy applications and APIs for data processing and management.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for efficient data ingestion, transformation and storage.
• Take part in peer reviews and give constructive feedback on code style, Git check-ins, testability, performance and security.
• Proactively detect, debug, track and resolve issues to improve system resiliency.
• Contribute to documentation and educational content, stay up to date with industry trends, and prepare production-ready data for AI applications.

Required profile

• Degree or professional qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
• At least 2 years of hands-on Java experience; relevant projects or internships may be considered for those without prior work experience.
• For senior positions: at least 3 years of software development, technical mentorship of juniors, cross-team collaboration on complex systems, and ability to lead technical design discussions.
• Only Singapore citizens are considered.

Required skills

• Java and back-end development with frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and RESTful API design.
• Familiarity with databases such as MSSQL and MongoDB, Git and Agile.
• Nice to have: CI/CD familiarity.