Software Engineer, AISS

About the Role

IMDA is helping lead Singapore’s push toward a globally competitive digital economy, with a focus on equipping businesses and the workforce with digital technology capabilities. The Advanced Intelligent Software Systems (AISS) team develops software capabilities for cutting-edge initiatives such as AI Verify and GPT-Legal.

This role is for a Software Engineer who will primarily design and build software applications that advance innovation and help businesses succeed through frontier technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with product managers, research scientists, solution architects, and fellow engineers to shape, plan, and deliver software solutions that meet business and technical goals.
• Write code that is secure, efficient, well-structured, and easy to maintain, following established engineering standards and best practices.
• Own software quality by creating unit and integration tests, carrying out code reviews, and partnering with QA to find and fix defects so the final product is stable and reliable.
• Prepare and keep up-to-date technical documentation such as code annotations, architecture diagrams, design rationale, developer manuals, and system documents.
• Contribute actively in agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog prioritisation, and other ceremonies to support timely and effective releases.
• Offer technical assistance and troubleshoot issues raised by users.
• Track emerging trends and developments in software engineering and assess how new tools and practices can improve capability and efficiency.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or another relevant engineering field.
• At least 3 years of experience working as a software engineer or developer on successful software projects.
• Strong command of programming languages such as Node.js and Python, along with REST APIs, SQL, NoSQL databases like MongoDB, and open-source technology stacks; experience with web application or React frameworks is an advantage.
• Good understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and microservices.
• Solid knowledge of container technologies such as Docker; familiarity with orchestration tools like Kubernetes and cloud platforms will be an added advantage.
• Experience using agile practices, version control and branching workflows, software quality assurance, and information security practices.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and positively influence teams.

Additional Information

This is a full-time onsite position based in Singapore.

No salary, stipend, start date, application deadline, or number of openings was provided in the source information.