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<p><span data-contrast="none">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. </span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">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.</span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">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! </span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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<div class="gwt-HTML">Judiciary is hiring a Software Engineer to design, build, and support its portfolio of software products end-to-end — from ambiguous brief through testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response — using a deliberately boring, durable stack (Go, PostgreSQL, containers, minimal JavaScript) where AI accelerates execution but engineers own every design and judgement call; the team values sharp engineering taste, strong fundamentals (testing, CI/CD, observability, secure-by-design), root-cause problem solving, high initiative, and the ability to defend technical positions robustly while remaining open to being persuaded, all within a direct, candid-feedback culture.</div>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []"><strong>About the role</strong></p>
<p>Judiciary is hiring a Software Engineer to develop and support our portfolio of software products. The role suits an engineer who thinks rigorously about quality, takes ownership end-to-end, and can get onboard with how we build software here: AI supports our work — we own every decision.</p>
<p><strong>How we build</strong></p>
<p>We deliberately favour simple, boring technologies: Go, PostgreSQL, containers, and minimal JavaScript dependencies. We're optimising for systems that are easy to reason about, easy to operate, and still maintainable years from now. We prefer to "make impossible states impossible" rather than rely on continued diligence.</p>
<p>AI supports our work — we own every decision. The thinking, the design, the judgement, the call on whether something is right: that comes from the engineer. The execution can lean on AI as far as it's useful. We don't outsource decisions to a model, and we don't avoid AI out of purism either. You own what ships.</p>
<p>We're direct with each other. Feedback is candid, recognition is earned.</p>
<p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p>
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<li>Design, build, and support software products that underpin Judiciary's work</li>
<li>Take problems from ambiguous brief through to production — including testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response</li>
<li>Participate in design discussions and code reviews; advocate clearly for technical positions and update your view when the evidence warrants it</li>
<li>Identify improvements to systems, tooling, and ways of working — and drive them through</li>
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<p><strong>What we're looking for</strong></p>
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<li>Sharp engineering taste and sound judgement — we care about this more than years of experience with any particular popular stack</li>
<li>Strong fundamentals: automated testing, version control, CI/CD, observability, and secure-by-design thinking</li>
<li>Comfort with (or genuine appetite for) Go, PostgreSQL, and container-based deployment; a preference for boring, durable technology choices</li>
<li>Ability to discuss and defend technical solutions robustly while remaining genuinely open to being persuaded</li>
<li>A problem-solving orientation — you go after root causes, not symptoms</li>
<li>High initiative: you spot what needs doing and get on with it without waiting to be told</li>
<li>Effective collaboration with engineers and non-technical stakeholders</li>
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<p><span data-contrast="none">GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programs. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.</span> <br><span data-contrast="none">Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech</span></p>
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