Senior Software Engineer

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
McLean, VA, United States
19 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$129,000.0 - $193,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) JavaScript (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Acceptance Test-Driven Development JIRA Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL MongoDB OpenShift Software Engineering Systems Architecture
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Test-Driven Development (TDD) ReactJS Git Containerization AngularJS Information Technology Atlassian Tools Bitbucket Cucumber (Software) Docker Jenkins Microservices

Job description

Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Line of Business is in the throes of a major digital modernization and transformation effort. It is an exciting time to be a part of Freddie Mac! We are searching for a highly innovative Senior Developer to join our team. Interested in learning more? Read on!

Show off your skills as a full stack software engineer, and will influence outcomes, guide transformation, and put your stamp on how the team and organization evolves. We need you to use your experience and success in coaching and transforming technical teams to shift to a modern execution model. The journey is wide open with possibilities.

Do you:

  • Embrace change and innovation, and push the boundaries of what is possible?
  • Embody Agile delivery at the core of your culture?
  • Have rock solid tech skills that will drive teams and organizational direction on solutions and architecture. Bring modern approaches and know where the landmines are.
  • Have full stack covered with all key modern languages under your belt? You are going to have to get into all parts of the code, as well as implement some of it, so you will need to know this stuff up and down.

Our Impact:

Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Line of Business is in the throes of a major digital modernization and transformation. We are changing the way we work everyday. You will be a key contributor for our transformation.

Your Impact:

You will be a mentor to the team, driving full (and accurate) adoption of modern software engineering and delivery practices (Real Agile, TDD, ATDD, Stateless Design, Microservices, Containerization, etc.)

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5-7 years of experience engineering awesome solutions.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience; advanced studies and degree preferred.
  • 4 + years of demonstrated experience leading modernized development teams at an enterprise level.
  • Highly proficient in Full Stack development (React, Java script, Python, Java, Angular). Experience with AWS.
  • Modern Tools: Jenkins, Cucumber, Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bitbucket), Git
  • DBs: PostgreSQL, Mongo
  • Cloud: AWS/OCP
  • Other: EKS, Docker, Openshift
  • Ability to analyze system architecture and contribute to design planning.
  • Technical knowledge of communication channels, deliverability, and compliance.
  • Experience collaborating with business leaders in marketing, HR, legal, and compliance teams.
  • Ability to manage dependencies with vendors or internal engineering teams for software delivery.

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Collaborative attitude
  • Aim to be innovative
  • Thoughtful and inspiring leader

Benefits & conditions

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.

About the company

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.

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