Hybrid Lead Engineering Manager – Salesforce

at Open Government Products

• Job title: Lead Engineering Manager – Salesforce
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Microservices
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Singapore

About the role

• Lead Engineering Manager at GovTech, driving the transformation of the Student Learning Space platform. Collaborating with teams to deliver innovative solutions for educational technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale multi-squad engineering efforts across multiple delivery threads or product areas, ensuring alignment, consistency, and measurable impact.
• Set and drive a unified technical vision for the next-generation Student Learning Space (SLS).
• Establish and enforce engineering standards and best practices across squads, balancing innovation with maintainability, security, and performance.
• Coach and develop Tech Leads and Engineering Managers (for Senior EMs), fostering strong leadership, technical excellence, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Foster cross-squad collaboration and knowledge sharing, breaking down silos to accelerate delivery and improve system coherence.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to align technical strategies with product goals and educational outcomes.
• Oversee vendor and in-house engineering teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables and effective integration across systems.
• Balance innovation and operational excellence, driving both transformative initiatives and essential BAU enhancements.
• Make strategic technical and architectural decisions that serve MOE’s long-term vision and sustainability goals.
• Ensure the engineering organization remains lean, focused, and adaptable, scaling effectively as platform needs evolve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3–5 years in engineering leadership roles.
• Proven ability to lead multiple teams or managers, delivering large-scale, high-impact systems or platforms.
• Strong technical foundation with experience in modern architectures (e.g. cloud-native, microservices, CI/CD, DevOps).
• Skilled at setting technical direction, driving engineering standards, and balancing delivery with quality.
• Track record of growing and empowering managers and senior engineers, and building high-performing teams.
• Effective collaborator with Product, Design, and business partners to align engineering outcomes with strategic goals.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, learning, and technical excellence.

Benefits

• Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.
• We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.