Software Developer, Senior

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Position Overview:

Build mission‑critical platforms at the intersection of finance, scale, and modern engineering.

The Business Engineering (BE) group within the Investments & Capital Markets Business Technology Office (I&CM BTO) is at the forefront of building technology that powers trading and capital markets operations. We partner directly with business leaders, traders, and operations teams to deliver platforms that streamline complex workflows, reduce risk, and enable the firm to move faster with confidence.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in designing and delivering enhancements to our next‑generation payments platform. This is a hands‑on senior role for an engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, influencing architecture, and delivering high‑quality systems under real‑world constraints.

Our Impact:

• Work on high‑impact systems that directly support many of Freddie Mac’s key operations.

• Influence architecture and technical direction on a mission‑critical platform.

• Collaborate with experienced engineers and business leaders who value strong engineering practices.

• Operate in an environment that values innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.

Your Impact:

• Design and build core platform capabilities for a best‑in‑class payments system supporting enterprise-wide mission-critical business functions. 

• Collaborate closely with business partners across Front Office, Back Office, and Payments to translate complex requirements into elegant technical solutions.

• Lead hands‑on development efforts, from prototyping through production, with a strong focus on quality, performance, security, and resilience.

• Drive architectural and design decisions, anticipating performance bottlenecks and optimizing systems as they scale.

• Deliver in a fast‑paced, agile environment, balancing speed with stability and long‑term maintainability.

• Support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and respond to time‑sensitive business needs with confidence and ownership.

Qualifications:

• 5–7 years of professional experience designing, developing, and testing enterprise‑grade software in an Agile environment.

• Strong expertise in Java / J2EE and building scalable backend services.

• Proven experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs using Spring Boot.

• Solid experience with relational databases such as Sybase, SQL Server, MySQL, or DB2.

• Front‑end development experience with Angular (v2+) and modern UI patterns.

• Hands‑on experience with modern build, CI/CD, and containerization tools including Git, Gradle, Docker, Jenkins, and Eclipse.

• Strong testing mindset, with experience writing JUnit tests using Mockito and leveraging test automation frameworks such as FitNesse.

• Working knowledge and practical experience with GenAI‑enabled development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• You’re a problem solver first, comfortable navigating ambiguity and breaking down complex business challenges into technical solutions.

• You combine strong engineering fundamentals with practical business acumen.

• You communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical partners and influence outcomes through collaboration.

• You’re adaptable, curious, and energized by continuous change and tight delivery timelines.

• You take ownership—of code quality, system stability, and the success of the broader team.

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.

CA Applicants:  Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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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 $130,000 - $196,000 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.