Staff / Principal Software Engineer, Consulting Practice

About the role

GovTech is the lead agency behind Singapore's Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. Its Consulting practice partners with government agencies to accelerate their product capabilities through embedded modernisation and innovation, while helping them establish permanent in-house teams. As a Staff / Principal Software Engineer, you will advise and guide client agencies from problem definition through to solution design, in both greenfield and brownfield implementations, and act as a lead architect owning the handover from recommendations to implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Advise and guide client agencies from problem definition through to solution design, in greenfield and brownfield implementations
• Solve complex, high-impact challenges at a national scale, improving efficiency and effectiveness across government
• Influence the adoption and continuous improvement of engineering standards and best practices across GovTech and Whole of Government
• Act as lead architect, working with GovTech and industry partner teams to ensure smooth handover from recommendations to implementation
• Establish and mentor permanent engineering teams within agencies, transferring technical expertise and best practices
• Develop standardised approaches for assessments, discovery and solution design

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in multi-squad development teams with a career progression to Architect
• Experience across different industries, in-house development, consultancy and the public sector
• Active mentor of future technical leaders and a culture of continuous learning
• Excellent communicator and collaborator, able to work with technical and non-technical audiences

What we offer

• Total rewards package including leave benefits and employee wellness programs
• Flexible work arrangements (subject to job role)