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Government Technology Agency

Government Technology Agency

Engineering Manager, Building and Construction Authority

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 where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round. 
 
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. 

 

[About the Team]

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) champions the development and transformation of the built environment sector, in order to improve Singapore’s living environment. BCA oversees areas such as safety, quality, inclusiveness, sustainability and productivity, all of which, together with our stakeholders and partners, help to achieve our mission to transform the Built Environment sector and shape a liveable and smart built environment for Singapore.

BCA’s Digitalisation Masterplan is a key deliverable under the Construction Industry Transformation Plan, which targets to uplift the productivity, efficiency of the built industry through digitalisation, automation and consolidation.

As part of its mordernisation efforts to transform the core IT team, BCA is seeking to hire an engineering manager to work on technically challenging problems in an environment running like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems in the Build Environment sector.
 

[What you will be working on] 

As an Engineering Manager / Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for technical direction and processes in one (or more) teams. Additionally, you will drive the design, implementation & delivery of one or more products owned by your team. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

  • Defining your team’s engineering vision, strategy, and directions that align with the organization’s overall vision and goals. 
  • Partnering with stakeholders and agencies to prioritize and manage roadmaps for delivering towards product vision incrementally and efficiently. 
  • Creating a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned team, and for other teams as needed. Update the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements. 
  • Work regularly with engineers to engage in conversations regarding their performance, professional growth, offering constructive feedback, mentoring, and guidance as needed. 
  • Working with cross-functional partners to develop quality, reliability, and security strategies within your team. 
  • Proactively identifying and initiating worthwhile engineering initiatives to maximize our impact on the public good. 
  • Establishing practices and tools to encourage a strong engineering culture and maximize engineering effectiveness and impact. 
  • Helping with recruitment, particularly for more senior hires. 

[What we are looking for] 

  • Experience working on reasonably large, high-availability software systems that have operated at scale. 
  • Experience in modern full-stack web application technologies; experience in modern front-end engineering like Next.Js/React.js and Java/TypeScript on the backend is preferred. 
  • Have a strong sense of what it means to be a technical leader, particularly as it relates to the suite of soft skills beyond just your technical chops. 
  • Passion towards engineering excellence; you deeply understand that software engineering is a team sport, and you take pride in the craftsmanship aspect of software engineering. 
  • Passion towards working for public good with interest. 
  • The ability to guide a team to achieve important goals together. 
  • 2+ years of experience coaching developers; helping them enhance their performance and grow their careers. 


What we offer you:  

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation.    

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programs.  

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.   

 

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers. 
Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech

About your application process

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Government Technology Agency or the wider Public Service.