The posting
Activate Interactive Pte Ltd (“Activate”) is a leading technology consultancy headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Malaysia and Indonesia. Our clients are empowered with quality, cost-effective, and impactful end-to-end application development, like mobile and web applications, and cloud technology that remove technology roadblocks and increase their business efficiency.
We believe in positively impacting the lives of people around us and the environment we live in through the use of technology. Hence, we are committed to providing a conducive environment for all employees to realise their full potential, who in turn have the opportunity to continuously drive innovation.
We are searching for our next team members to join our growing team.
If you love the idea of being part of a growing company with exciting prospects in mobile and web technologies that create positive impact on people’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.
Co-Development Business Unit is hiring for Software Engineer
You will work in Singapore Government Agencies
This is a fixed term contract role. The engagement is 1 year.
Internal Code: A26340
What will you do?
The Ministry of Finance is responsible for the Government Procurement (GP) policies, which govern how government agencies conduct their procurement. With evolving needs of our public officers and changing procurement landscape, MOF is embarking on the Whole of Government Procurement initiative.
GeBIZ X is the MOF product that would transform the procurement and business experience for WOG public officers and external suppliers.
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Software Engineer that delivers high-quality code while contributing to technical excellence and team success. He develops sustainable features, follows engineering best practices, and participates in technical decision-making. Key responsibilities include writing maintainable code, collaborating within cross-functional teams, engaging in code reviews, addressing technical debt, and continuously improving their technical skills while contributing to a positive team culture. This role encompasses the product development lifecycle and ensures alignment with product roadmaps to meet both functional and nonfunctional requirements, including resiliency, security, performance, maintainability and supportability.
We Our team is made up of passionate individuals committed to solving challenges and driving meaningful change. We embrace diversity of thought, encourage experimentation, and foster a culture of continuous learning. As part of this team, you will lead design direction and collaborate with UX designers, finance officers, and solution providers — forward-thinking professionals equally invested in your growth and in transforming MOF’s corporate finance services.
- Deliver moderately complex features spanning multiple services or integrations, with architectural considerations around modularity, scalability, and resiliency.
- Evaluate solution options and share well-reasoned recommendations aligned with product needs and team goals.
- Proactively reduce technical debt and contribute to long-term maintainability.
- Contribute to reusable test automation frameworks and support the adoption of CI/CD, observability, and automation practices.
- Build deep knowledge of your team's product architecture, dependencies, and data flows.
- Author technical design documents with minimal guidance and conduct architecture reviews for junior engineers.
- Lead incident triage and drive post-incident reviews with root cause analysis and preventive action proposals.
- Ensure monitoring and alerting are in place for features you own.
- Treat security, compliance, and performance as design constraints, not afterthoughts.
- Write clear, unambiguous technical specifications that guide both AI-assisted delivery and junior engineers effectively.
- Recognise and correct AI-generated code that introduces technical debt, antipatterns, or security risks before merging.
- Take full ownership of broad, ambiguously-scoped projects and drive them to successful outcomes.
- Take calculated risks, treating both successes and failures as opportunities for learning and growth.
- Mentor and support junior team members through knowledge sharing, problem decomposition, and constructive feedback.
- Actively raise team productivity and capability through hands-on guidance and support.
Strategic Alignment
- Translate team goals into actionable plans, breaking down work and prioritising tasks effectively.
- Proactively identify opportunities, drive workstreams, and synthesise data into clear recommendations connected to organisational impact.
- Identify and mitigate risks at the project level, anticipating potential challenges before they materialise.
Culture and Organisational Influence
- Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and guide team members to ensure effective project delivery.
- Navigate and resolve disagreements constructively, facilitating alignment among team members and stakeholders.
- Challenge existing processes constructively to drive continuous improvement and change initiatives at the team and division level.
- Actively share successes and failures, offering recommendations that enhance team performance and foster a culture of learning.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on DevOps software engineering experience using Agile methodologies such as SCRUM.
- Experience with Government Commercial Cloud (GCC), SHIP-HATS, and the SG Tech Stack (SGTS).
- Strong proficiency in Java or Python, ReactJS, RESTful APIs, ETL/AWS Glue for data migration, and database.
- Experience with modern full-stack technologies spanning SaaS, bespoke, and COTS solutions.
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, high-availability solutions, preferably in the public sector.
- Knowledge of data protection regulations and privacy considerations in the public sector.
- Passionate about public good and engineering excellence, with a strong sense of craftsmanship.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to stakeholders.
- A collaborative team player who thrives in cross-functional environments.
- Hands-on experience with Ivalua SaaS is highly advantageous.
What do we offer in return?
Competitive Compensation: Market competitive salary and variable performance bonus aligned to your skills, impact, and contribution.
Benefits: Outpatient medical, specialist medical coverage and generous customisable flexi benefits, or flexi allowance; life and health insurance, thoughtful perks like special occasions “red packet” and CNY goodies, etc.
Employee Wellness: Support for your physical, mental, and overall well-being through year-round initiatives.
Growth & Development: Learning programmes, certification support, and a dedicated staff development budget. (We are a “SHRI 2025 Gold winner” in “Learning & Development; Coaching & Mentoring”)
Career Progression: Structured career pathways that enable you to grow along a technical/domain expert track or a leadership track.
Competency Framework: A structured and practical framework to support you to develop, perform, and succeed.
Flexible Work Arrangement: Staff may choose to work flexi-place, flexi-time, and flexi-load based on existing framework
Why you'll love working with us?
If you are looking for opportunities to collaborate with leading industry experts and be surrounded by highly motivated and talented peers, we welcome you to join us. We provide all employees with equal opportunities to grow and develop with us. We believe your success is our success.
Does it sound like something you are interested in exploring further? Please be in touch with our team for an initial chat.
Activate Interactive Singapore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Activate Interactive Pte Ltd does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexuality, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.
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