Software Engineer Senior

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it's at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

Position Overview

Freddie Mac is seeking a Software Engineer Senior to execute for one or more agile delivery teams. This role is for an experienced engineer who can independently drive solution design, influence engineering standards, and partner across Product, Architecture, Platform/DevOps, and Security to deliver secure, scalable, cloud-based capabilities.


You will lead by example through hands-on development, setting technical direction, improving engineering maturity, and ensuring solutions are resilient, observable, and operationally excellent in production.


Apply and learn why there is #MoreatFreddieMac!

Our Impact

Enterprise Business Technology Office (EBTO) supports multiple verticals by crafting and creating solutions to a variety of technology challenges. This support takes many forms, including delivering automation solutions by building and enhancing software applications using Business Process Management and Low Code Application Platforms required for Internal Audit, Legal and various other divisions at Freddie Mac.


Enterprise Business Technology portfolio delivers foundational technology capabilities that power secure, scalable, and innovative technology for the organization using best-in-class tooling and standards across multiple functional domains.


Your Impact

• Architect and Design scalable, resilient software solutions with a focus on cloud-native architectures, particularly on AWS and other major cloud platforms

• Champion Engineering Excellence by establishing and maintaining high standards for code quality, testing, security, and performance

• Drive Innovation by researching, evaluating, and implementing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that deliver business value

• Collaborate with Platform Teams to influence infrastructure decisions, tooling choices, and development workflows that optimize developer productivity and system efficiency

• Own the Full SDLC from requirements gathering through deployment and monitoring, ensuring robust and maintainable solutions

• Technology Selection - evaluate and recommend the most appropriate languages, frameworks, and tools for each project

• Contribute to Technical Strategy by providing architectural guidance and participating in technology roadmap planning

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, production-grade software
• College Degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies/degree preferred.

• Working knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native patterns, with a desire to deepen architectural expertise
• Cloud familiarity, particularly with core AWS services (EC2, Lambda, ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation/CDK, etc.)
• Experience in testing strategies (unit, integration) and participation in code reviews
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code
• Experience collaborating with DevOps/Platform teams to deliver solutions that meet both developer and operational needs
• Exposure to multiple programming paradigms (OOP, functional) with proficiency in at least one primary language
• Experience across the stack - from backend services to data stores, with some frontend exposure
• Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures
• Security-aware with a basic understanding of secure coding practices and cloud security fundamentals
• Clear communicator who can articulate technical concepts to peers and stakeholders
• Team player with experience working in agile, cross-functional teams
• Platform Engineering Understanding
• Quality-conscious mindset
• Ability to identify inefficiencies in development workflows and contribute ideas for improvement

Keys to Success in the Role

• Exposure to multiple cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts or integration in software systems
• Interest in emerging technologies (serverless architectures, edge computing, WebAssembly, etc.)
• Curious and growth-oriented engineer who actively explores new technologies and approaches
• Structured problem solver who can evaluate options and make sound decisions with guidance

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac's business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.


This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $129,000 - $193,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.