56 Software Architect jobs in Singapore

We are seeking a Software Architect with a strong background in designing scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. This role is ideal for an experienced developer or architect ready to step into a broader architectural role with the potential to lead a technical team in the near future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design architecture for complex software systems, focusing on scalability, performance, and cloud-native best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD principles into system development.
• Define standards for API design, microservices, and event-driven architecture across the tech stack.
• Drive technical decisions and mentor engineers in modern engineering practices.
• Optimize system performance and ensure compliance with security and reliability standards.
• Work closely with stakeholders to align technical direction with business goals.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in software development and architectural design, including large-scale or enterprise systems.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proven experience in system performance tuning, security compliance, and fault tolerance.
• Solid understanding of API design, microservices, and event-driven systems.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A self-starter with leadership potential and a desire to grow into a team lead role.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.
• Exposure to enterprise-level compliance and risk frameworks.

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• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Information Services, Technology, Information and Media, and Government Relations Services

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• Formulate the conceptual and detailed system/software architecture for the development of applications to meet customer requirements.
• Analyse, design and develop roadmaps and implementation plans based on system/software architecture.
• Develop system/software architecture requirements and maintain oversight.
• Work with the Product Owner of the RPMS on the product roadmap.
• Ensure the applications assigned to other team members are developed according to specifications.
• Hands-on contribution in the RPMS development effort.
• Lead system/code reviews, troubleshooting, and continuous enhancement of the system design/codebase.
• Lead and facilitate the system/software architecture governance processes.
• Review and approve recommendations to system/software architectural standards.
• Align architectural requirements with IT strategy.
• Oversee the development of guidelines and standards to be used in system/software development, integration and testing.
• Provide recommendations on relevant emerging technology to senior management.
• Identifying and leading strategic technical capability development.
• Collaborate on research and development projects to explore new capabilities and applications for robotics technology.
• Familiar with system engineering/software development tools and standards.
• Familiar with the relevant software platforms on which the solution is deployed on.
• Drive adoption of RPMS modules by the Business Units through projects and project management.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering or Mechatronics.
• 10+ years of experience in two or more of the following areas:
• System Engineering Analysis and Design.
• Autonomous Command and Control Systems.
• Unmanned Systems Architecture.
• Cloud based robot fleet management.
• Applying Foundation Models (LLM, VLM, RT) in Robotics.
• ROS and ROS 2 or any robotic middlewares.
• Developing the applications with micro-service architecture.
• Hands-on experience in working with docker platform.
• Experience in the following areas will be advantageous:
• Working on Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat) and Windows OS.
• Working on MySQL or MSSQL database server.
• Working with communication protocols like WebSocket, Restful API, Open DDS or protobuf etc.
• Experience of AWS or Azure or GCP
• Project management

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Defense and Space Manufacturing

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Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are pioneering new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing, and big data for use in physical protection systems and critical information systems.

Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the last four decades, the company has grown significantly and is involved in Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation, and Digital Identity & Security. Today, Thales employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

• Analyze system and customer requirements
• Define the architecture design of the entire software system based on requirements
• Select technologies and methodologies for implementing software components and interfaces
• Ensure software architecture stability throughout the development lifecycle from Bid to Delivery and Maintenance
• Adhere to standards, best practices, reuse policies, and product development plans
• Coordinate product definition and assess design trade-offs considering cost, customer needs, and technological possibilities
• Document design choices and justifications
• Lead software technical documentation and effort estimation for bids and projects
• Conduct technical presentations to teams and stakeholders
• Provide knowledge on state-of-the-art software architecture, considering future developments and maintenance
• Lead and participate in software activities including detailed design review, coding, code review, unit testing, and debugging

To succeed, you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
• At least 12 years of relevant experience in building front-end and back-end of software and web applications
• Minimum 5 years proven experience as a software architect designing large-scale solutions
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CPSA, CSA, TOGAF, CEA, FEA) are a plus
• Knowledge of system architectural design patterns
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C#, Go, JavaScript, Python
• Experience with development frameworks, RESTful services, Microservices, message queues (e.g., Kafka), data modeling, databases, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and software tools (Jira, Git, Visual Studio)
• Experience with agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines

• System administration, DevOps, infrastructure as code, network basics, security, and experience with MHA projects are advantageous

• Innovative and astute design approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Team leadership and motivation capabilities

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ABOUT SIOUX
Sioux is a strategic high-tech solutions provider that develops, innovates and assembles complex high-tech systems
We have a team of over 1,200 dedicated engineers who either support our clients or serve as their Research and Development department. Our strong productivity allows us to speed up product development, giving our clients a competitive edge at a better cost-effectiveness.
As a rapidly growing employer, Sioux values its employees' growth and well-being. We invest in their career development and foster a positive work environment that promotes personal and professional growth.

SIOUX IN SINGAPORE
Sioux Singapore plays a pivotal role in the Asian market by offering R&D services from our centers across Europe and Asia to customers, leading development teams in Asia, from Singapore
This expansion allows us to meet the changing needs of our domestic and international (OEM) customers in the semiconductor, analytical, and medical industries.

The Role
Your role will involve developing equipment control software to support customers in the mentioned domains. Your responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with architects to define product architecture in your domain.
• Analyze customer needs in software requirement engineering
• Analyzing, designing, implementing, and test the control software.
• Conducting peer reviews to ensure product quality.
• Leading the small development team and ensuring team performance.
• Working as an integral part of a scrum team and handling user stories across the full stack.
• Developing functionality using Agile practices, emphasizing speed and quality.
• Leadership roles for higher positions

The Job Scope
Develop testable quality code in C# for following machine control functionalities:
WPF and WinForm UI develelopment

• Machine Control and Sequencing
• Hardware abstraction layer
• Subsystem / device communication and control
• System calibration and positional error measurement and compensation
• SECS/GEM functionalities.
• Lead scrum team technically though sprint planning, design review, merge request review, design/code refactoring activities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A technical background with a higher professional or university education.
• Ideally, a background in the semiconductor, analytical, or medical domain.
• Experience in developing equipment control applications, including working with PC-based control, embedded controller, or motion controller
• Minimum 5 years of experience in C# in object-oriented programming, and UML tools
• Minimum 5 years in object-oriented analysis and design with common design patterns
• Minimum 5 years in active design refractoring with CleanCode/Solid princicple , and design refractoring with common design patterns
• Minimum 5 years leading Scrum development teams with requirement engineering, Sprints managements and technical design reviews

DESIRABLE SKILLSET

• Able to handle complex software solution
• Experience with C# Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) and programming
• Experience with C# WPF, MVVM framework
• Experience with C# NUnit unit test framework
• Worked with Agile Scrum and Kanban team
• Worked with git workflow with online repositories like Gitlab, Github, Bitbucket etc
• Worked with git tools like SourceTree, TortoiseGit, GitKraken, Fork etc
• Worked with Continuous Integration tools

DESIRABLE SOFT SKILL

• A preference for autonomy and responsibility in organizing your work.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within a geographically distributed team.
• For Senior positions, good leadership skills to lead a small team of 3-8 developers.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER

You will work within a pleasant working environment, in which High-Tech, High-Fun & High-Value are central.

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary, 13-month salary and performance bonus
• Hybrid Work Arrangement: Flexible working environment with 3 days in the office and 2 days of remote work per week, and flexible working hours.
• Comprehensive Healthcare: Inclusive healthcare coverage and annual health screening.
• Work-life balance with generous Leave: Up to 20 annual leave days and 10 company sick leave days without requiring a medical certificate.
• Education Budget: SGD 5,000 per year for training courses aimed at career development. We are committed to investing in your growth and development.

Job Location

Our office is conveniently located next to the Tai Seng MRT station.

Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

How you’ll make impact

• You will be responsible for the development of complex IT architectures in innovative software solutions and for providing strategic-technological advice to our customers.
• You will manage teams from a technical perspective from kick-off to roll-out and will be in close contact with the project management team.
• With your leadership skills, you will win over, inspire and mobilize your project team and our customers for ideas.
• By coaching your team members in Software Engineering and Architecture and in the application of agile principles, you will make a decisive contribution to the success of a wide range of projects.
• With your skills and experience, you will further develop our Zühlke network of experts and work on group-wide initiatives for the continuous improvement of software development.

What’s important to us

• You have a degree (bachelor’s/master’s) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• You have at least five years of experience as a Software Engineer and/or Architect
• You have knowledge in the development of highly available and secure cloud solutions as well as expertise in software architectures and documentation (especially in microservices and domain-driven design as well as with tools such as UML and Arc42)
• You are very experienced in the Backend (e.g. Java, Spring Boot, SQL/NoSQL databases and Apache Kafka) and ideally also in the Frontend (e.g. React or Angular)
• You have knowledge of DevOps/GitOps, in particular CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes and monitoring as well as security (e.g. OAuth2, OIDC and authentication and authorization)
• You bring convincing leadership qualities and a coaching and mentoring mentality as well as a growth mindset and the willingness to learn continuously
• You are willing to active shape and develop the career of your colleagues.
• You are an experienced leader and a decisive success factor for the agile development process in project teams. This involves close cooperation with the project management.

Situated in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. is Rakuten's Asia Regional headquarters. Established in August 2012 as part of Rakuten's global expansion strategy, Rakuten Asia comprises various businesses that provide essential value-added services to Rakuten's global ecosystem. Through advertisement product development, product strategy, and data management, among others, Rakuten Asia is strengthening Rakuten Group's core competencies to take the lead in an increasingly digitalized world.

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses, and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications to approximately 1.7 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has nearly 32,000 employees and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit

Department Overview

The Global Ad Technology Department (GATD) manages the whole of the advertising systems that power Rakuten. We are a cross-functional and data-driven organization working together in a diverse team spread across five countries: Japan, Singapore, India, China and UK. GATD Website:

To ensure the high system quality of each services and to increase engineers capability we are trying to seek full-time higher level Senior Software Architect to join our architect team. In this position, the Senior Software Architect on Horizontal Organization which called Tech Management Section. We are looking for an experienced Software Architect to make intuitive high level decisions for software development. You will see the “big picture” and create architectural approaches for software design and implementation to guide the development team under the whole GATD services group.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define functional and non-functional software requirements.
• Create detailed representations of software functions, UIs, and system interactions using industry-standard tools.
• Develop high-level architectural specifications aligned with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Define and maintain development standards encompassing technology, workflow, coding, and deployment.
• Communicate architectural vision and technical guidelines to development teams.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical support to engineers.
• Ensure software meets quality attributes: security, maintainability, scalability, and performance.
• Oversee final review and approval of software before launch.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective Hybrid cloud solutions.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of experience in software development including solution or technical architecture experience
• Strong knowledge in public cloud , preferably GCG with experience in GCP networking and security
• Experience in software development and coding in various languages, specifically to Java coding language.
• Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture
• Excellent knowledge of UML and other modelling methods
• Excellent knowledge of API design and implementation
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• A technical mindset with great attention to detail
• High quality organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem solving ability
• Proactive self-starter with self-motivated mind
• Strong get-things-done mind with a sense of ownership

Desired Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge of digital marketing or advertising technologies - Ad serving, Ad tracking, DSP, SSP, DMP, Campaign Management, etc
• Experience with big data solutions and data pip-line and processing - Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Kafka, etc
• Understanding Micro service architecture concepts and containerized applications
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS, JavaScript and UI/UX design
• Hybrid Cloud Architecture experience
• Experience in GCP Managed service like DataProc, Bigquery, Data Lake, GCS, DataStream etc

Rakuten is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.

Responsibilities :

• Establish and promote software engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and coding best practices across development teams.

• Work closely with developers, QA, DevOps, and security teams to ensure seamless integration of architecture into the development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines.

• Incorporate security, compliance, and resilience strategies into design decisions, ensuring solutions meet enterprise-grade standards.

• Lead the implementation of cutting-edge technologies, including AI/ML, cloud-native solutions, and microservices, to ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and ready for the future.

• Define performance benchmarks, quality metrics, and architectural KPIs to ensure technical excellence.

• Contribute to pre-engagement efforts by providing architectural insights, technical assessments, and solution proposals to support client engagements.

Requirements :

• 8+ years of experience in software development and architectural design, including large-scale or enterprise systems.

• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices with practical experience integrating software quality, automation, and cloud infrastructure.

• Proven experience with software performance tuning, scalability, security compliance, and resilience engineering.

• Solid foundation in API design, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and manage complex stakeholder expectations.

• Strong communication and documentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Apply, please kindly email your updated resume

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.
APBA TG Human Resource Pte Ltd (14C7275) | Akshya R (R24122440)

Establish and promote software engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and coding best practices across development teams.

Work closely with developers, QA, DevOps, and security teams to ensure seamless integration of architecture into the development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines.

Incorporate security, compliance, and resilience strategies into design decisions, ensuring solutions meet enterprise-grade standards.

Lead the implementation of cutting-edge technologies, including AI/ML, cloud-native solutions, and microservices, to ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and ready for the future.

Define performance benchmarks, quality metrics, and architectural KPIs to ensure technical excellence.

Contribute to pre-engagement efforts by providing architectural insights, technical assessments, and solution proposals to support client engagements.

Requirements :

8+ years of experience in software development and architectural design, including large-scale or enterprise systems.

Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices with practical experience integrating software quality, automation, and cloud infrastructure.

Proven experience with software performance tuning, scalability, security compliance, and resilience engineering.

Solid foundation in API design, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and manage complex stakeholder expectations.

Strong communication and documentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Apply, please kindly email your updated resume to***@tg-hr.com.

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.
APBA TG Human Resource Pte Ltd (14C7275) | Akshya R (R24122440)

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Situated in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. is Rakuten's Asia Regional headquarters. Established in August 2012 as part of Rakuten's global expansion strategy, Rakuten Asia comprises various businesses that provide essential value-added services to Rakuten's global ecosystem. Through advertisement product development, product strategy, and data management, among others, Rakuten Asia is strengthening Rakuten Group's core competencies to take the lead in an increasingly digitalized world.

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses, and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications to approximately 1.7 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has nearly 32,000 employees and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit

Department Overview

The Global Ad Technology Department (GATD) manages the whole of the advertising systems that power Rakuten. We are a cross-functional and data-driven organization working together in a diverse team spread across five countries: Japan, Singapore, India, China and UK. GATD Website:

To ensure the high system quality of each services and to increase engineers capability we are trying to seek full-time higher level Senior Software Architect to join our architect team. In this position, the Senior Software Architect on Horizontal Organization which called Tech Management Section. We are looking for an experienced Software Architect to make intuitive high level decisions for software development. You will see the “big picture” and create architectural approaches for software design and implementation to guide the development team under the whole GATD services group.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define functional and non-functional software requirements.
• Create detailed representations of software functions, UIs, and system interactions using industry-standard tools.
• Develop high-level architectural specifications aligned with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Define and maintain development standards encompassing technology, workflow, coding, and deployment.
• Communicate architectural vision and technical guidelines to development teams.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical support to engineers.
• Ensure software meets quality attributes: security, maintainability, scalability, and performance.
• Oversee final review and approval of software before launch.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective Hybrid cloud solutions.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of experience in software development including solution or technical architecture experience
• Strong knowledge in public cloud , preferably GCG with experience in GCP networking and security
• Experience in software development and coding in various languages, specifically to Java coding language.
• Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture
• Excellent knowledge of UML and other modelling methods
• Excellent knowledge of API design and implementation
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• A technical mindset with great attention to detail
• High quality organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem solving ability
• Proactive self-starter with self-motivated mind
• Strong get-things-done mind with a sense of ownership

Desired Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge of digital marketing or advertising technologies - Ad serving, Ad tracking, DSP, SSP, DMP, Campaign Management, etc
• Experience with big data solutions and data pip-line and processing - Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Kafka, etc
• Understanding Micro service architecture concepts and containerized applications
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS, JavaScript and UI/UX design
• Hybrid Cloud Architecture experience
• Experience in GCP Managed service like DataProc, Bigquery, Data Lake, GCS, DataStream etc

Rakuten is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.