CSIT develops digital products to advance the national security interests of Singapore. We are looking for talented software engineers with a growth mindset and a passion for creating great products to improve the effectiveness and productivity of the organisation.
About this role
As a backend software engineer in the Information Management Systems team, there will be abundant opportunities to innovate by exploring and implementing solutions to support existing products and/or build new applications/systems. You will work together with the team to deliver business value through enhanced digital solutions. You will have the autonomy to find the best way to solve problems, such as finding the most suitable technologies to use.
Responsibilities
Write high-quality code with unit, functional and end-to-end testsDesign, build, and deploy applications and APIsParticipate in peer reviews and provide feedback to ensure best-practices (e.g. code styles, git check-ins, testability, and performance)Improve system resiliency by detecting/debugging/tracking/resolving issuesContribute to documentation and/or educational content for knowledge sharing and retention
Requirements
Background in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related fieldAt least 2 years of hands-on experience in Java programming. Relevant project or internship experience will be considered for candidates with no prior working experience.Experience in back-end development using frameworks such as Spring BootFamiliarity with microservices architecture & RESTful API designConsiderations for Senior Positions
At least 3 years of experience in software development with proven track record of the above qualificationsExperience in providing technical mentorship to junior software engineersExperience in collaborating across teams to develop and deliver complex systems/products (e.g. communicating and negotiating architectural designs and technical solutions)Nice-to-haves
Software development experience with Agile SCRUM practices, testing, and production error/metrics monitoringExperience in container technologies such as Docker and KubernetesFamiliarity with CI/CD processesExperience with Search engines such as Elasticsearch and SolrFamiliar with Messaging systems such as RabbitMQ and KafkaFamiliar with MongoDBFamiliar with Object stores such as MinIOFamiliar with Metrics/logging systems such as Elastic Stack and Prometheus/Grafana
As CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), only Singapore Citizens will be considered.
