Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.
Job Description
This full-time associate role, beginning in July 2026, has a set annual gross base salary of $110,000 a year.
As a Technology Program Associate, you will work with innovative technology on diverse teams that foster originality and collaboration. We offer an opportunity to receive on-the-job training and professional development while building a wide network of peers, managers, and officers who are experts in their fields.
Code creators, problem solvers, quick thinkers. Our technology associates develop solutions that tackle big challenges in housing. We’re solving problems like digitizing antiquated processes, advancing greater equity in mortgage finance, and creating climate resiliency in housing.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
Technology Training Program
We invest in YOU and your career by providing challenging work and career opportunities. Our training program offers:
An opportunity to develop and implement technical and analytical skills
A wide array of business knowledge and upskilling to ensure talent mobility across different technology organizations based on career interests
Exposure and experiential learning in Front End, Back End, SDET, DevSecOps, Cloud, Agile concepts to be successful in your technical career
Your full-time career will begin in July 2026 with a comprehensive 12-week technology upskilling program. Our robust curriculum will teach you how to use the technology and tools within the Fannie Mae technology stack, ensuring you are able to take charge of your career and be successful on any technology team within our organization.
The program includes:
Full stack training, including front and back-end development, DevOps, and AWS Cloud
Access to courses, sandbox environments, interactive learning scenarios, and live training to provide you with experience building skills and using tools leveraged across Fannie Mae’s technology ecosystem:
Front-end: JavaScript, Angular
Back-end: Core Java, Core Spring, Spring Boot, SQL Databases, RESTful Services, Python
DevOps: Cucumber, Selenium, Gitlab, Docker, Jenkins
Cloud: AWS
After training completion, you will be assigned to a team from the functions below within Fannie Mae’s Chief Operating Office:
Chief Information Office: The CIO accelerates the enterprise’s technology transformation initiatives, enables comprehensive technology engagement with business partners, and defines the next horizon of technology priorities. CIO delivers a consistent approach for the alignment of technology to business priorities and communication across technology and business stakeholders. CIO coordinates across the entire technology stack to improve services and is responsible for Fannie Mae’s technology assets, cyber security, enterprise data assets, and implementation of digital solutions that enable the business and deliver value for its customers.
Chief Data Office: Responsible for creating a business-focused data strategy, driving strategic insights, customer-centric innovation, and measurable value for the business and the industry. This includes helping solve borrower and lender challenges through data, AI/ML, and other tools, driving efficiency with our data, and governing data usage.
Chief Strategy and Transformation Office: Leads the implementation of the COO strategy and supports the execution of our corporate priorities by aligning initiatives, championing continuous improvement, and modernizing our technology stack.
Through our technical learning program, hands-on experience with industry experts, and interaction with a diverse cohort of peers, you will build on your skills and have the confidence to transition to one of our best-in-class technology teams. As an associate in our technology training program, you'll join us in delivering innovative technology solutions and services that enable Fannie Mae to help build a future where homeownership and affordable housing is accessible for all.
Role Opportunities
Determined by the function you support, you will be placed into one of the following roles:
Software engineering
DevOps Engineering
Technology Engineering
Data Engineering
Data Analytics
Cloud Infrastructure
Your experience, preferences, and interviewer feedback will be taken into consideration when finalizing roles.
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOU’LL RECEIVE
Jumpstart your journey with First Year Forward - an immersive, high-impact development experience designed for early-career professionals. Gain direct access to senior leaders, sharpen your business acumen, and fast-track your understanding of how Fannie Mae generates value while supporting U.S. homeowners and renters. Throughout your first year, you’ll benefit from mentorship, executive speaker series, and hands-on learning opportunities.
There are multiple openings for this position, which will be based in our Reston, VA (Reston Town Center) and Plano, TX (Granite Park) offices.
Qualifications
THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM
Minimum Qualifications
Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
Academic achievement (preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher)
Bachelor’s or master’s degree obtained between December 2025 and Spring 2026
All Technology Associates will begin in July 2026
Preferred Qualifications
Computer Sciences and Engineering majors are preferred. Other technical majors will be considered based on a candidate’s technical experience and/or aptitude.
Strong understanding of software development and programming in languages such as Java, JavaScript, C++, or Python
Proven ability solving problems, debugging, troubleshooting, designing, and implementing solutions to complex technical issues
Familiarity with various technical frameworks and Agile development methodologies
Experience with databases, software design and development in a test-driven environment
Demonstrated leadership capabilities and the ability to contribute to a team atmosphere
Self-starter, strong business acumen, and results focused
Superior communication skills, both oral and written
Enterprise - Technology Program – Associate
Target Pay Range: $110,000 - $110,000 a year
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Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers.
For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.
Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.
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What We Do
Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders, providing access to affordable mortgage financing in all markets at all times. Our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans. We also help make possible the popular 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, which provides homeowners with stable, predictable mortgage payments over the life of the loan. Our tools and resources help homebuyers, homeowners, and renters understand their housing options.
We put our customers and partners at the center of everything we do. We apply our experience and expertise to deliver innovative solutions to help our customers succeed. At Fannie Mae, our people pour their hearts into everything they do. Because we know it makes a real difference in others’ lives. We are committed to moving forward with our partners to build a stronger, safer, more efficient housing finance system.
Join us to help shape the future of housing: http://fanniemae.com/careers.
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