Engineering Manager, Singpass

[What the role is]

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.

[What you will be working on]

The Singpass team builds Singapore’s digital identity system. This includes various personal authentication protocols, data sharing tools, and corporate identity systems through Corppass. The team’s mission is to provide a world-class, trusted and secure national digital identity for seamless everyday experiences.

As an Engineering Manager at GovTech, you will:

Aim: Set Direction

• Collaborate with Product and UX partners to shape the squad’s technical and delivery goals
• Balance new feature delivery with technical sustainability, maintainability, and risk mitigation
• Bring strong technical judgment — helping engineers navigate design and architecture trade-offs in alignment with long-term goals
• Use metrics (e.g., delivery velocity, incident trends, performance) to guide decisions and improve flow

Assemble: Build and Support the Team

• Build a high-performing, lean team with the right mix of skills, experience, and growth potential
• Coach and develop your engineers through 1:1s, feedback, and career growth planning
• Build a high-trust, inclusive team culture where feedback is valued and learning is continuous
• Drive performance management with fairness, transparency, and
  context

Achieve: Deliver Outcomes Sustainably

• Ensure the team ships high-quality software predictably, and improves over time
• Support technical decision-making and architecture reviews, with support from Staff+ ICs
• Monitor delivery health, reliability, and tech debt — and address root causes, not just symptoms
• Improve Developer Experience (DevX) and reduce friction through better tools, processes, or team rituals

[What we are looking for]

You may be a great fit if:

• You are a technically credible leader — able to support architecturediscussions, unblock delivery, and earn the trust of your team
• You stay close to the technical details — whether through architecture reviews, design docs, code reviews, or hands-on support when needed
• You care deeply about your team's growth, wellbeing, and performance — and know how to coach engineers toward excellence
• You bring clarity — helping teams prioritise, plan, and focus in a complex environment
• You believe in developer experience and delivery flow as key levers for system health and impact
• You understand how software systems and engineering practices scale — and can guide improvements across architecture, testing, observability, or infrastructure
• You believe in shared success — and collaborate openly across functions, domains, and agencies
• You take ownership of outcomes — and hold the team to a high standard of quality, security, and delivery.

We're especially excited by EMs who:

• Bring strong technical judgment and can help engineers navigate architectural trade-offs
• Have grown engineers from junior to senior through mentorship,
  opportunity, and feedback
• Have improved delivery flow through data-driven improvements in velocity or predictability
• Understand the link between engineering culture, equity, and system health
• Embrace modern governance, security, and platform practices as part of engineering leadership

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

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.

  

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.