Full Stack System Engineer (Public Sector)

• 1-year contract, renewable
• Government project
• Hybrid work arrangement

The Role

You'll design, build, and operate the APIs, microservices, and backend platforms that power LTA's digital services — working at the intersection of full stack engineering, cloud infrastructure, and platform reliability. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes production seriously: clean code, tested thoroughly, monitored properly.

What You'll Do

• Design and build RESTful and event-driven APIs and microservices in TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, and Python
• Deploy and operate containerised services on Kubernetes (EKS); manage health checks, rolling deployments, and service configuration
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code for automated build, test, and deployment on AWS
• Integrate with LTA's existing infrastructure — databases, message queues, third-party APIs
• Build observability into everything: structured logging, distributed tracing, alerting dashboards
• Translate stakeholder requirements into well-defined API contracts, data models, and system specs
• Contribute to architecture discussions and platform scalability decisions
• Support production on a rotating on-call basis

What We're Looking For

Must-haves

• 2–4 years building and shipping production services on AWS with TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, or Python
• Strong grounding in API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling
• Comfort owning a feature end-to-end: from API design through deployment and incident response
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Strong pluses

• CKA/CKAD or equivalent practical Kubernetes experience
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer Associate, or DevOps Engineer)
• Terraform or CDK for infrastructure provisioning
• Experience with government or public sector projects and compliance requirements (PDPA)
• GitHub portfolio or open-source contributions
• Master's degree in a relevant field

Nice to Have

• Frontend experience with React or similar (REST/GraphQL consumption, responsive design)
• Background in transportation, smart city, or public sector digital services

You'll Thrive Here If You

• Think in systems and decompose complexity into clean, modular solutions
• Write code you'd be proud to have reviewed — tested, documented, production-grade
• Communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Operate well under pressure and stay methodical during incidents