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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Senior - **Company:** Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $129,000.0 - $193,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Reference Implementation, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, JIRA, HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Django Web Framework, Ehcache, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), High-Level Architecture, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), IT Management, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Node.Js, NoSQL, OpenShift, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Performance Tuning, Redis, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, Modern Ui, ReactJS, Flask (Web Framework), Spring-boot, Caching, Git, Fastapi, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software), Docker, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.freddiemac.com/us/en/job/JR17604 ## About the Role * At minimum 5 - 7 years of hands on professional software engineering experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions * Highly proficient on hands-on development with modern Java and/or Python tech stack in agile, distributed teams. that way we remove years requirement but still can assess the efficiency level per interview * 5+ years of demonstrated expertise developing front-end and orchestration layer technologies: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Python frameworks such as Flask, Fast API or Django, Angular, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS * 3+ years designing and implementing large-scale microservices architectures with container orchestration frameworks * 3+ Years of specialized experience with Relational(PostgreSQl), NoSQL(MongoDB), Caching Technologies like Redis, EhCache * Experience in designing for and implementing solutions in the cloud (AWS). This can range from custom code on IaaS/PaaS to SaaS solution integrations. * Experience with CICD tools: Jenkins, Cucumber, Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bitbucket), Git * Experience in performance tuning and enterprise grade production applications design/development and support * Familiarity with AWS Document Processing capabilities (Textract, Comprehend, Bedrock Data Automation) * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience; advanced studies and degree preferred * Good communication skills. The incumbent will be responsible for interfacing and influencing with the business lines as well as others across IT. * Other: EKS, Docker, Openshift, Angular/React, GenAI concepts, spec driven development Keys to Success in this Role: * Demonstrate superior technical skills, * Ability to collaborate across multiple teams, * Keep pace with rapidly changing business needs ## Description Are you a seasoned software engineer looking for an opportunity work with a variety of technology and make a meaningful contribution to the team? We have an opportunity to join in New Technology Adoption team within Single family Division where you will work in a fast-paced environment to research, implement strategic technical capabilities, champion architectural excellence, research prototype and enable adoption in a large scale on the best practices. Our Impact: Single Family's NTA line of business enables Best Practices of Modern Applications to the BTO teams by building strategic technology capabilities, research and prototype reference implementation patterns and supports adoption by training, coaching and other meaningful ways. Your Impact: * Lead technical and architectural decisions that shape system design, infrastructure strategy, and configuration optimization * Analyze business requirements, propose design alternatives aligned with the technical roadmap, and architect microservices-based solutions leveraging Java/JEE frameworks, modern UI technologies, Docker, AWS etc * Provide guidance to the project team on high level design, ensuring that the design/solution is consistent with the approved architecture * Developing software solutions by studying organizational needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the spec driven development principles. * Research, implement, promote "Best Practices" within and outside team for wider adoption and value addition * Demonstrating ownership of problems, issues, or requests from start to finish and facilitating appropriate handoffs * Collaboratively work with all other IT Teams to identify "Win/Win" opportunities and improve efficiency * Championing and influencing technology decisions with business partners, IT management and Team members that requires negotiating while maintaining effective relationships ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Enterprise-Cloud-Native - Fast-Paced Development & Deployment in a Highly Secure Banking Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/671-enterprise-cloud-native-fast-paced-development-deployment-in-a-highly-secure-banking-environment) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)