Mobile Application Developer(Android) / Mobile Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Mobile Application Developer(Android) / Mobile Engineer

Singapore‑based Android developers with strong Java + Spring Boot backend experience.Candidates must have hands‑on coding experience (3–5 years) and be comfortableworking in a client‑facing government environment. Pure Android or iOS profileswith Java backend exposure a must.

• Job Level: JL11 (Sr Analyst II – Software Engineering)

• Employment Type: Permanent

• Location: Singapore (Onsite / client‑facing as required, mainly government sector)

• Start Date: ASAP

• Citizenship Requirement: Singapore Citizen only

Experience Requirements

• Target experience: 3–5 years (5 years preferred)

• Candidates with minimum 3 years considered if skill mix is strong

• Comfortable handling both development and maintenance/enhancement work

Must‑Have Technical Skills (Non‑Negotiable)

• Android development

• • Strong Android SDK knowledge

• Experience across different Android versions & screen sizes

• At least ~1 year hands‑on Android experience (full project lifecycle preferred)

• Java backend

• • Core Java

• Spring / Spring Boot

• JPA / related Spring frameworks

• RESTful APIs integration

• Version control: Git or SVN

• Agile / SDLC experience

✅ Ideal profile: Android+ Java (Spring Boot) developer
❌ Pure Android‑only developers without Java backendexperience are not suitable

Good‑to‑Have / Bonus Skills

• Java

Script / Type

Script

• Front‑end frameworks (Angular, JS frameworks)

• React Native exposure

• Push notifications / cloud messaging APIs

• Performance tuning & optimisation

• CI/CD familiarity

• Biometrics / device sensors (Face ID, Fingerprint, etc.)

What the Hiring Manager Is Really Looking For

• Hands‑on developer (not lead/architect/manager)

• Someone who can:

• • Translate wireframes into quality Android code

• Debug, fix issues, and improve performance

• Deploy changes into production

• Comfortable working in a client‑facing government environment

• Able to clearly explain what tech was used in each project (this is important for screening)

Profiles to Avoid

• Android‑only developers with no Java backend experience

• iOS‑only or iOS‑heavy candidates

• Very senior candidates (architects, managers)

• Non‑Singapore citizens

• Candidates without recent hands‑on coding

Interview Process

• 2 interview rounds

1. Technical interview – panel

2. Technical deep‑dive – senior reviewer

• Interviews are face‑to‑face preferred