Senior Software Engineer (AGC)

Agency: Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC)

Seniority Level: Senior Level

Employment Type: Contract

[Who We Are]

The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) is a critical organ of state that plays a pivotal role in the administration of justice and the maintenance of the rule of law in Singapore. As the legal advisor to the Government and the Public Prosecutor, AGC provides high-quality legal advice, drafts legislation, and represents the State in legal proceedings.

Our mission is to champion the rule of law and the public interest through excellence in legal services. By joining AGC, you become part of a dedicated team of professionals working to ensure that Singapore's legal framework remains robust, forward-looking, and effective in serving the needs of the nation.

[What You Will Be Working On]

You will join the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) as an Augmented Resource (AR), serving as a key technical driver within our team to solve complex challenges and lead digital initiatives that support our legal and prosecutorial functions. You will be responsible for the end-to-end implementation and technical integrity of high-impact products, ensuring that our solutions meet the rigorous standards of the Singapore legal system.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Technical Ownership: Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex features, ensuring that technical designs are robust, scalable, and aligned with long-term goals.

• Engineering Excellence: Drive the adoption of high-quality engineering standards, ensuring that software systems are maintainable, secure, and reusable.

• Design & Implementation: Take an active role in architectural discussions and squad-level technical decisions, advocating for best practices in modern software development.

• Strategic Influence: Help shape the technical direction of digital initiatives to maximize their impact on the public good.

• Culture Building: Establish and refine engineering practices and tools that foster a strong, effective, and collaborative engineering culture.

• Stakeholder & Dependency Management: Independently navigate work-related dependencies and communicate technical concepts effectively to both senior leads and legal domain experts.

• Roadmapping: Collaborate with leadership to define and update technical plans and infrastructure roadmaps to meet future organizational needs.

[What We Are Looking For]

We are looking for a seasoned software engineer who views development as a "team sport" and takes deep pride in the craftsmanship, performance, and reliability of their work.

Technical Requirements

• Professional Experience: * At least 7 years of professional experience in software engineering.

• Proven track record of building and maintaining large-scale, high-availability software systems.

• (Good to have) Experience in public sector, legal, or highly regulated environments is advantageous.

• Tech Stack: Proficiency in JavaScript Typescript frontend development and TypeScript/Python for AI related back-end development.

• GenAI Development: Hands-on experience in Generative AI (GenAI) development, including working with Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG patterns, and building AI-driven features.

• Infrastructure & Cloud:

• Strong hands-on experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure.

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines exclusively using GitLab CI within the SHIP-HATS ecosystem.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Technical Maturity: A strong sense of ownership and the ability to navigate a professional, high-stakes organizational environment.

• Comfort with Ambiguity: You create structure where none exists and drive progress without waiting for perfect conditions or complete information.

• Mentorship: A collaborative mindset with a passion for coaching junior members and sharing knowledge with the wider team.

• Mission-Driven: A genuine commitment to the public good and an interest in the legal and justice sector.

• Craftsmanship: An uncompromising focus on engineering excellence, performance, and clean, well-documented code.

[We Also Value]

• Intellectual curiosity: You ask "why," not just "how," to deeply understand the problems we solve.

• A bias towards action: You prefer testing and iterating on ideas over prolonged debating.

• A collaborative mindset: You can work effectively with domain experts, product teams, and leadership to achieve shared goals.

[Place of Work]

This is a hybrid role based at the Attorney-General's Chambers, located in PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering.