Senior Software Engineer

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

10d

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer provides strategic technical leadership, championing architectural excellence and driving innovation across the development lifecycle. This role balances visionary thinking with hands-on execution, fostering a culture of simplicity while constructively challenging technical constraints to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions. The BTO amplifies IT delivery effectiveness across Modern Delivery Digital teams by seamlessly integrating development, testing, and operations capabilities. This unified approach leverages diverse skills, proven processes, modern practices, and integrated tooling to enable large-scale service delivery with exceptional speed, reliability, and quality.

Requirements

5-7 years of professional software engineering experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions
5+ years of hands-on development with modern Java tech stack in agile, distributed teams
5+ years of demonstrated expertise developing front-end and orchestration layer technologies: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Angular, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS
3+ years of specialized experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
3+ years designing and implementing large-scale microservices architectures with container orchestration frameworks
3+ years of DevOps and CI/CD pipeline experience (Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket, Spinnaker, JUnit, Cypress, Cucumber)
2+ years of hands-on cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or specialized certifications in software architecture, cloud technologies, or DevOps practices strongly preferred
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence across business and IT organizations
Collaborative mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement
Strong organizational and time management capabilities with demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands
Proven capacity to rapidly master new technologies, tools, and frameworks
Proactive problem-solver with unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction and operational excellence
Natural mentor and leader who inspires and develops high-performing teams

Responsibilities

Lead critical 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, and OpenShift.
Direct technical upgrades and migrations—including middleware modernization, cloud database transitions, and performance optimization—while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
Design and implement scaling strategies, develop automation frameworks, and mentor teams in build automation using containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes, EKS).
Establish CI/CD best practices using the Atlassian tool suite and related technologies, enabling rapid, reliable deployments at scale.
Provide proactive technical guidance throughout the development lifecycle to identify and resolve quality issues early.
Develop reference implementations and microservices using Java web services frameworks, conduct rigorous design and code reviews, and drive security remediation for vulnerabilities identified through SAST and FOSS scanning.
Mentor and develop junior engineers, document architectural decisions and lessons learned, and maintain comprehensive technical knowledge resources.