URA has undergone a digitalisation journey to harness urban science, geospatial and data analytics, modelling and simulation, and AI technologies in urban planning and design. In 2022, URA was appointed as the Whole-of-Government “Urban Planning & Design Technology Centre of Excellence” (URBEX) to digitalise and cohere the urban planning and design ecosystem in its use of data, tools and models. URA has received various awards, including the 2017 Asia Pacific Regional DX Leader in Talent Acceleration by IDC, 2019 Business Transformation Award from PSD, 2024 Public Service Science, Technology and Engineering Conference Excellence Award, and 2024 Special Achievement in GIS Award from ESRI. About Design and Planning Lab (DPLab) Be part of URA’s DPLab, which spearheads URBEX efforts in the experimentation and development of smart planning technologies through Policy-Ops-Tech collaborations. Our teams, with capabilities in data policy, governance, strategy, and engineering, product strategy, business analysis, software engineering, cloud engineering, urban design technologies, data science, AI/ML, and modelling and simulation, collaborate with planners, architects, and policymakers to create insights and digital solutions for Singapore’s urban planning challenges.
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Software Engineer Intern (DPL)
Internship
Closing on 31 Oct 2025What the role is
What you will be working on
As an intern, you will work on ePlanner, our web platform for geospatial analytics, modelling and simulation. This application is a highly interactive Single Page Application written in React and MobX. You will get to explore different parts of the tech stack, from front-end, back-end to infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to bring new tools, analytics and solvers from theory into a production environment.
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain practical experience working on a large, real-world code base
- Have an opportunity to make technical and architectural decisions and evaluate pros/cons
- Understand the gap between algorithms and implementation and take part in solutioning to bridge the gap
What we are looking for
- Internship Period: May - Aug 2026, full-time internship preferred.
- Undergraduate students pursuing Computer Science or related fields.
- Knowledge of Javascript/Typescript and modern frontend frameworks
NOTE: To facilitate the hiring process, please state your availability (part-time or full-time), including specific start and end date in your resume or application form.
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
About your application process
This job is closing on 31 Oct 2025.
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 Urban Redevelopment Authority or the wider Public Service.
About Urban Redevelopment Authority
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is Singapore's national land use planning authority. URA prepares long term strategic plans, as well as detailed local area plans, for physical development, and then co-ordinates and guides efforts to bring these plans to reality. Prudent land use planning has enabled Singapore to enjoy strong economic growth and social cohesion, and ensures that sufficient land is safeguarded to support continued economic progress and future development.
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