Software Engineer, Virtual Intelligent Chat - Singapore - Government Technology Agency

Government Technology Agency

Verified Company

Singapore

1 week ago

Posted by:

Wei Jie

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Description

What the role is

Join us as we support Singapore's vision of building a Smart Nation - a nation of possibilities empowered through info-communications technology and related engineering.

We are looking for a MERN stack full-stack developer to help design and build our next-generation Chatbot Platform (VICA).

VICA (Virtual Intelligent Chat Assistant) is GovTech's next-generation Chatbot/Virtual Assistant/Conversational AI SaaS cloud platform.

It will serve as the platform to enable the tech refresh of all 90+ existing Ask Jamie govt agency chatbots.

VICA will also leverage Machine Learning/AI technologies to perform advanced analytics on chatbot content, to improve the citizen experience when interacting with govt agency chatbots.

Projects will involve building chatbots and and chatbot platform front-end and back-end components, developing integrations with 3rd party components, and developing and consuming SOAP/REST web services.

What you will be working on:

Developing and maintaining server-side network components.
Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to frontend requests.
Collaborating with frontend developers on the integration of elements.
Designing backend services for various business processes.
Developing and maintaining clientside frontend components.
Collaborating with product owners, designers and other developers on the integration of elements.
Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
Documenting processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
Keeping informed of advancements in the field of development.
Keeping informed of advancements in the field of JavaScript frontend development, especially React, Redux and etc
Our technology stack is based on MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, ), with Python for our ML components
We use Kubernetes and Docker for CI/C
REST APIs
Infrastructure running on Cloud (AWS)

What we are looking for:

5+ years of relevant experience
Expertise with JavaScript, TypeScript, ,
Experience with Python or Golang is a bonus
Working experience in backend development and various frontend frameworks, e.g. , Storybook, MUI and etc
Expertise in architecting scalable and reliable cloudbased software solutions
Experience with Python backend frameworks like FastAPI and Flask is a bonus
Knowlwdge in web technologies like WebSocket or WebRTC is a bonus
Working experience with agile teams
Working experience in automated software testing
Working experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure
Working experience developing and integrating with SOAP/REST APIs
Working experience with DevOps and CI/CD
Working experience with Google Dialogflow is a bonus
Working experience with other Chatbots/ML/NLP is a bonus
Works well as part of a team in a fastpaced, startuplike environment
Excellent communication and organizational skills