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# Software Engineer Senior

- **Company:** Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Code Review, Data Structures, Data Stores, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Systems Development Life Cycle, Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Strategies of Testing, Backend, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Front End Software Development, Microservices
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/software-engineer-senior-mclean-va-usa-58815490

## About the Role

in the full SDLC from requirements through deployment and monitoring * Evaluate and recommend appropriate languages, frameworks, and tools for each project * Contribute to technical strategy and participate in roadmap planning Tasks * 5-8+ years of software engineering experience with production-grade software * Distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native patterns * Cloud familiarity with core AWS services (EC2, Lambda, ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation/CDK) * Experience in testing strategies and code reviews * CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code * Collaboration with DevOps/Platform teams * Experience across backend to data stores with some frontend exposure * Strong CS fundamentals and data structures * Security-aware with secure coding practices * Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration * Agile, cross-functional team experience Key requirements * competitive compensation * market-leading benefit programs

## Description

Experteer Overview In this Senior Software Engineer role, you will design and deliver cloud-native solutions with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability across agile teams. You'll collaborate with Product, Architecture, Platform/DevOps, and Security to raise engineering standards and drive production excellence. By leading hands-on development, you help shape technology strategy and ensure robust operations in a cloud-first environment. This role offers meaningful work within Freddie Mac's Enterprise Business Technology Office, shaping solutions for internal and cross-divisional needs. Compensation / Benefits * Architect and design scalable, cloud-native software solutions (AWS and other clouds) * Establish and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, security, and performance * Research, evaluate, and implement cutting-edge technologies to deliver business value * Collaborate with Platform Teams to influence infrastructure, tooling, and development workflows * Own the full SDLC from requirements through deployment and monitoring * Evaluate and recommend appropriate languages, frameworks, and tools for each project * Contribute to technical strategy and participate in roadmap planning Tasks * 5-8+ years of software engineering experience with production-grade software * Distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native patterns * Cloud familiarity with core AWS services (EC2, Lambda, ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation/CDK) * Experience in testing strategies and code reviews * CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code * Collaboration with DevOps/Platform teams * Experience across backend to data stores with some frontend exposure * Strong CS fundamentals and data structures * Security-aware with secure coding practices * Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration * Agile, cross-functional team experience Key requirements * competitive compensation * market-leading benefit programs


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