Senior Full Stack Engineer A26150

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd (Activate) is a leading technology consultancy headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Malaysia and 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 inthrough the use we are committed to providing a conducive environment for all employees torealisetheir full potential who in turnhave the opportunity tocontinuously 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 peoples lives then we would love to hear from you.

Co-Development Business Unit islooking forSenior Full Stack Engineer

Internal Code:A26150

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

What will you do

The Government Digital Products (GDP) Team spearheads the digital transformation of government. We design and build large-scale digital platforms that enable agencies to better serve the people of Singapore.

We are looking for a Technical Lead to drive the evolution of a Whole-of-Government Search and Discovery platform incorporating modern search architectures and Generative AI capabilities.

You will lead by example guide architectural decisions mentor engineers and champion strong engineering practices while responsibly introducing emerging technologies such as GenAI into production systems.

• Provide technical leadership to an agile cross-functional development team
• Define and communicate technical vision across multiple workstreams
• Design scalable secure and resilient architectures for search and AI-powered systems
• Make architectural trade-offs balancing performance cost reliability and security
• Collaborate with other Tech Leads to plan technical spikes and long-term technical strategy beyond sprint scope
• Identify technical risks early and lead mitigation strategies
• Drive adoption of GenAI capabilities within search and discovery platforms
• Architect systems leveraging:
• LLM integrations (e.g. Azure OpenAI OpenAI APIs etc.)
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Semantic search and vector databases
• Establish guardrails for AI systems including:
• Evaluation frameworks
• Observability and monitoring
• Data governance and security considerations
• Guide the team from experimentation prototype production-ready AI systems
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and assess suitability for public sector use cases
• Champion Agile technical practices (TDD pair programming refactoring CI/CD)
• Lead DevOps adoption including build release automation and infrastructure improvements
• Oversee automated testing strategy (unit integration performance)
• Lead resolution of technical blockers and retrospective improvements
• Ensure engineering standards are upheld across the team
• Work closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to prioritise business stories and technical investments
• Collaborate with UX Designers for feasibility studies and solution estimation
• Partner with Delivery Managers on long-term planning system integrations and resource forecasting
• Represent the development team in governance and stakeholder meetings
• Mentor and coach engineers to grow both technically and professionally

What are we looking for

• More than 7 years of experience in web application development
• Proven experience leading agile development teams
• Strong hands-on experience with:

• TypeScript
• Cloud platforms (Azure AWS GCP)
• SQL & NoSQL databases
• CI/CD pipelines
• DevOps practices

• Designed or led systems involving:
• Search engines (crawl index ranking relevance tuning)
• Semantic search or vector search
• RAG architectures
• Production experience integrating LLMs into applications
• Experience managing AI-related trade-offs:
• Latency vs cost
• Accuracy vs hallucination risks
• Prompt engineering strategies
• Model evaluation methodologies
• Understanding of AI system governance security and responsible AI practices
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities
• Comfortable leading technical discussions and influencing stakeholders
• Proactive self-starter with strong ownership mindset
• Passionate about continuous improvement
• Curious about emerging technologies and willing to experiment responsibly
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Meticulous attention to quality and engineering standards

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 generouscustomisableflexi benefits or flexi allowance; life and health insurance thoughtfulperkslike special occasions red packet and CNY goodies etc.

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

Growth & Development: Learningprogrammes 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 ora leadershiptrack.

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

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

Whyyoulllove working with us

If you are looking for opportunities to collaborate with leading industry experts andbesurrounded 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. Webelieveyour success is our success.

Does it sound like something you are interested in exploring further Please be in touch with our team foran initialchatat

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