Data Engineer, GovTech Anti Scam Products (GASP)

[What the role is]

The Government Technology Agency (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. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions.

GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

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 GovTech Anti Scam Products Team’s mission is to build tech solutions to detect, disrupt and deter scammers at scale. The work spans data infrastructure, developing and deploying AI & ML to scale proactive detection, API connections to partners, as well as front-end systems for enforcement agencies.

What you will be working on:

The Data Engineer will be solving abstract problems to tackling scams using data:  

• Design and implement ETL processes 

• Manage data warehousing solutions 

• Expose and deploy machine learning models to production 

• Ensure data quality and consistency across various sources 

• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to develop anti-scam tech products 

  

More senior engineers will also be expected to: 

• Establish best practices for developer operations 

• Provide technical leadership across multiple product teams 

• Share your expertise and mentor other engineers 

• Help with recruiting 

[What we are looking for]

• Proficient in Python  

• Experience with SQL/NoSQL/Graph databases 

• Glue, Presto, Apache Spark and/or Hive 

• Experience working with CI/CD setups 

• Strong knowledge of algorithms and database structures 

• Strong knowledge of database integration and migration strategy 

• Strong knowledge in designing and implementing scalable data infrastructure 

Preferred 

• Experience in AWS Cloud 

• Experience building high scale, low latency APIs & deploying scaled AI / ML solutions 

• Experience with data intensive frameworks & data warehousing solutions, bonus if you’re familiar with graph data structures 

• Understanding of event driven architectures involving SQS / kafka, bonus if you’re familiar with Flink! 

We're here to improve how we live as a society through what we can offer as a government. Because our team focuses on pushing new initiatives, you will also have to: 

• Identify potential projects that improve the public good 

• Design novel systems that work around bureaucratic constraints 

• Advocate and explain these technical ideas to other government agencies 

  

You're not just here to write code, but also to figure out what we should be building and how we should build it. You will work on meaningful projects to reduce scams and make a big impact on people’s lives.  

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 programmes. 

  

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. 

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

Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech.