Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies

Develops secure cybersecurity solutions and research

Senior Software Engineer - Big Data Processing

Full-Stack EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree or professional qualification in computer science or equivalent is required.
At least 3 years of software engineering experience and familiarity with full-stack web applications are required.
Proficiency in software design patterns and implementation using Java or Kotlin is required.
Knowledge of software architecture design patterns is required.
Familiarity with Spring Boot, React, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Oracle, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka or RabbitMQ is required.
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and concepts is required.
Singapore citizenship is required.
Ability to communicate technical details effectively and clearly is required.
Good interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills are required.

Responsibilities

Design and develop internal flagship data analytics systems, applications, and APIs that enable engineers and analysts to retrieve, triage, and analyse information more efficiently.
Work with product managers, engineering managers, and key stakeholders to deliver solutions that meet 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 proofs of concept to the team and senior management.
Build and experiment with agentic AI systems, including multi-step autonomous agents and tool-using large language model workflows.
Lead technical discussions with the team and key stakeholders to shape product delivery.
Mentor junior software engineers to strengthen and foster a culture of engineering excellence within the team.

Desired Qualifications

Exposure to agentic AI systems is a plus.

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 senior software engineer in a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for mission-critical data analytics systems, you will guide and contribute to the development of critical solutions related to national security. You are expected to possess strong technical proficiency and create impact by designing, building, testing and deploying data-intensive web-based analytics 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 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
Build and experiment with Agentic AI systems (e.g. multi-step autonomous agents, tool-using LLM workflows)
Lead technical discussions with the team and key stakeholders to shape the delivery of products
Mentor junior software engineers to help strengthen and foster a culture of engineering excellence culture within the team

Requirements

A degree or professional qualification in computer science or equivalent
3+ years of experience in software engineering, with familiarity in full stack web application
Well-versed and proficient in software design pattern and implementation using Java/Kotlin programming language
Good knowledge of software architecture designs patterns
Familiarity with the following technologies: Spring Boot, React, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Oracle, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka / Rabbit MQ
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and concepts, exposure to agentic AI systems would be a plus
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.

About the Company

Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies

Develops secure cybersecurity solutions and research

CSIT builds cybersecurity and secure digital solutions to safeguard Singapore’s national security, conducting applied cybersecurity research and developing AI and data-exploitation tools in a self-built secure cloud. Its engineers design and deploy software within this private cloud to counter digital threats and protect highly sensitive information. The center’s work is closely tied to national defense, focusing on applied research rather than consumer products and using an in-house secure cloud. Its goal is to shield Singapore from cyber threats and safeguard sensitive secrets through advanced technology.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2003

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