Assistant Director, Engineering Manager (Salesforce), Ministry of Education
Lead Engineering Manager for the Ministry of Education (via GovTech) in Singapore, heading a team of Salesforce engineers building Education Cloud and Service Cloud platforms for school and educator workflows at national scale. Core stack: Salesforce (Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce APIs), cloud platforms, and Agile delivery.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Singapore
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5-8 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience, including production systems
- At least 2 years in a technical leadership or people-management role leading Salesforce engineers
- Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, including data modelling, security, and integrations
- Hands-on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Salesforce APIs
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, high-availability Salesforce solutions
- Experience working in Agile software development environments
- Engineering leadership and judgement: sets technical direction and makes sound trade-offs under constraints
- Technical fluency in modern web platforms, cloud technologies, and API ecosystems
- Cross-functional influence collaborating with product, design, and business teams
- Mentorship and clear communication of technical decisions
Nice to have
- Salesforce Architect or Salesforce Technical Lead certification
- Experience with mission-critical or government-scale systems
- Exposure to education or public sector domains
Full description
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 where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.
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.
[About the role]
At the Ministry of Education (MOE), we support educators and schools through technology that reduces complexity, improves reliability, and enables better educational outcomes at scale. As part of this commitment, we are accelerating digital transformation across educational platforms, processes, and experiences.
As a Lead Engineering Manager (Salesforce), you will lead the engineering of Salesforce Education Cloud platforms that support critical school and educator workflows in the education domain — balancing technical excellence, team leadership, and delivery at national scale. You will provide engineering and people leadership for MOE’s Salesforce capabilities, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and sustainable — and that they meaningfully support educators in their daily work.
[What you will be working on]
- Engineering Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Salesforce engineers across varying experience levels
- Set clear technical standards and engineering expectations
- Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture focused on quality and learning
- Salesforce Solution Architecture & Delivery
- Own the end-to-end design and delivery of Salesforce solutions, including Education Cloud and Service Cloud
- Translate complex business and user needs into scalable, maintainable technical designs
- Ensure solutions are production-ready, secure, and resilient
- Technical Quality, Risk & Governance
- Make and review critical technical decisions, balancing delivery speed with long-term sustainability
- Review architecture and code to ensure alignment with Salesforce and organisational best practices