Software Engineer (Big Data Processing)

CSIT develops products to advance the national security interests of Singapore. We use our products in a wide range of use-cases, including but not limited to Counter-terrorism and Computer Network Defence. We are looking for talented software engineers to lead and build mission-critical products that identify, analyse and investigate threats.

Role

As a software engineer in a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for mission-critical data analytics systems, you will contribute to the development of critical solutions related to national security. You create impact by designing, building, testing and deploying data-intensive web-based search applications that are scalable, extensible and maintainable. Join us to seize the opportunity to use cutting-edge technologies to protect the nation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop internal flagship big data analytics systems, applications and APIs that allow engineers and analysts to retrieve, triage and analyse information more efficiently
• Work with product managers, engineering managers and key stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that meet our business needs
• Manage enterprise system performance, reliability and sustainability through software quality control and optimisation of software products and technologies
• Explore emerging technologies and deliver proof-of-concepts to the team and senior management
• Work with the team or independently on the following:

(1) Architect solutions that can scale efficiently
(2) Write clean and maintainable code
(3) Write unit, functional and end-to-end tests
(4) Safely roll out mission-critical products that impact hundreds of analysts
(5) Identify system issues to provide timely resolution and recovery|
(6) Perform system health monitoring and support patches, assist in capacity planning and performance tuning

Requirements

• A degree or professional qualification in computer science or equivalent
• Candidates with 3+ years of software engineering experience in the entire web application stack will be considered for senior position
• Strong foundation and knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming and Functional Programming paradigms
• Familiarity with the following technologies: Spring Boot, React, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Oracle / PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka / Rabbit MQ
• Able to communicate technical details effectively and clearly
• Good interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills to get things done in a dynamic environment

Why join us?

• The work is purposeful and meaningful
• You will get to work with talented and driven people
• We work with modern technologies and tech stacks
• We have excellent engineering culture and work-life balance
• We aspire for engineering and operational excellence
• We empower to innovate

As CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), only Singapore Citizens will be considered.