Creative Technologist (Design), Consulting

About GovTech and Role Overview

GovTech spearheads Singapore's Smart Nation initiatives and oversees the public sector's digital transformation journey. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems, it advances government capabilities in areas including Data Science & AI, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. A career at GovTech offers meaningful work to improve lives, supported by continuous learning and development opportunities.

The Creative Technologist role within GovTech Consulting focuses on prototyping and extending the boundaries of design by working natively with AI. This position involves working with government agencies to modernize services, swiftly turning hypotheses into testable prototypes, reimagining workflows, and creating new tools that enhance team capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Rapidly develop prototypes from hypotheses to test and iterate with users.
• Utilize AI-native approaches, deploying agentic coding tools as fundamental building blocks.
• Innovate workflows, working methods, and the supporting tools to improve team productivity.
• Create new tools to expand team capabilities beyond existing prototypes.
• Collaborate closely with designers and engineers to ensure prototypes effectively address problems and advance projects.

Candidate Profile

• Passionate about learning through prototyping and iterative testing, valuing experimental work as a learning mechanism rather than final output.
• Eager to explore the limits of current technology and team methods.
• Fluent and enthusiastic about AI tools and rapidly evolving technologies.
• Adaptable to embedding with new teams and tackling varied problems with speed and efficiency.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 3 to 6 years of experience in building interactive prototypes, creative technology projects, or interactive product development.
• Practical experience using agentic coding tools such as Claude Code and Codex to produce functional outputs.
• Good technical knowledge to collaborate effectively with engineers and others, without full backend ownership.
• Strong practical abilities, capable of advancing work from rough concepts through to refined prototypes depending on project needs.
• A demonstrable portfolio showcasing a range of outputs from quick experiments to validated prototypes.

What to Expect

• Diverse challenges across different domains with each new team and project.
• Opportunities to experiment at the forefront of AI capabilities and influence team operations.
• Work that directly impacts how government services are designed and delivered to end users.

Additional Information

GovTech fosters an inclusive work environment, valuing diverse perspectives as essential to innovation. Employee benefits follow a comprehensive total rewards model ensuring market-competitive perks. Flexible work arrangements are supported where appropriate, with trust placed on individuals to manage their time effectively.

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