Activate Interactive Pte Ltd (“Activate”) is a leading technology consultancy headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Malaysia and Indonesia. Our clients are empowered with quality, cost-effective, and impactful end-to-end application development, like mobile and web applications, and cloud technology that remove technology roadblocks and increase their business efficiency.

We believe in positively impacting the lives of people around us and the environment we live in through the use of technology. Hence, we are committed to providing a conducive environment for all employees to realise their full potential, who in turn have the opportunity to continuously drive innovation.

We are searching for our next team members to join our growing team.

If you love the idea of being part of a growing company with exciting prospects in mobile and web technologies that create positive impact on people’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.

Co-Development Business Unit is hiring for Software Engineer (BackEnd)

You will work in Singapore Government Agencies

Internal Code: A26202

This is a fixed term contract role. The engagement is 1 year.

The Backend Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Scalable and secure backend services that power digital products. The role requires expertise in software engineering principles, modern development practices, and cloud-native architecture. Engineers must work in an agile, DevOps driven environment, ensuring high software quality, reliability, and security.

What will you do?

• Collaborate with Business Analysts (BA) and Product Managers to refine user stories and translate them into technical requirements.
• Work with Quality Assurance (QA) engineers to ensure automated test coverage and proactively fix bugs and defects.
• Partner with DevOps teams to automate build, deployment, and monitoring pipelines.
• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services in a cloud-native environment.
• Implement modern software development practices, including TDD, pair programming, and CI/CD.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce security best practices, and ensure software craftsmanship standards.
• Design and document system architecture, ensuring compliance with government security and regulatory standards.
• Optimise and improve backend systems for scalability, observability, and reliability.
• Where applicable, contribute to blockchain and smart contract development.

What are we looking for?

• Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
• Strong experience in JavaScript development, including:
• Frontend frameworks (e.g., Next.js)
• Backend frameworks (e.g., Node.js, NestJS)
• Experience or familiarity with Sitecore ecosystem, including XM Cloud (XMC), OrderCloud (OC), and Sitecore Search (SS)
• Proficiency in Git and modern branching practices (e.g., GitFlow, trunk-based development)
• Experience in API development and integration (RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets)
• API documentation using Swagger
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and event-driven design patterns
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and deployment platforms (e.g., Vercel)
• Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

Working knowledge of databases:

• Relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB)
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Experience with additional backend languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go)
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with API documentation using Swagger.
• Hands-on .NET development experience, including building backend services and APIs using C#, ASP.NET Core, and related Microsoft development frameworks.

Software Engineering Practices

• Experience working in Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban) with strong collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Extreme Programming (XP) practices such as TDD, pair programming, and continuous refactoring.
• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks (JUnit, PyTest, Jest, Playwright).
• Adherence to software craftsmanship principles, ensuring clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Understanding Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Clean Architecture principles.
• Experience working with government digital services and authentication mechanisms (SingPass, CorpPass).
• Experience with API gateways and service meshes (Kong, Istio, Apigee).
• Experience with serverless computing (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions).
• Exposure to blockchain and smart contract development (Ethereum, Solidity, Hyperledger).

What do we offer in return?

Competitive Compensation: Market competitive salary and variable performance bonus aligned to your skills, impact, and contribution.

Benefits: Outpatient medical, specialist medical coverage and generous customisable flexi benefits, or flexi allowance; life and health insurance, thoughtful perks like special occasions “red packet” and CNY goodies, etc.

Employee Wellness: Support for your physical, mental, and overall well-being through year-round initiatives.

Growth & Development: Learning programmes, certification support, and a dedicated staff development budget. (We are a “SHRI 2025 Gold winner” in “Learning & Development; Coaching & Mentoring”)

Career Progression: Structured career pathways that enable you to grow along a technical/domain expert track or a leadership track.

Competency Framework: A structured and practical framework to support you to develop, perform, and succeed.

Flexible Work Arrangement: Staff may choose to work flexi-place, flexi-time, and flexi-load based on existing framework

Why you'll love working with us?

If you are looking for opportunities to collaborate with leading industry experts and be surrounded by highly motivated and talented peers, we welcome you to join us. We provide all employees with equal opportunities to grow and develop with us. We believe your success is our success.

Does it sound like something you are interested in exploring further? Please be in touch with our team for an initial chat.

Activate Interactive Singapore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Activate Interactive Pte Ltd does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexuality, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.

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