Software Engineer, Associate II

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

9d•$85,000 - $127,000

About The Position

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. Freddie Mac is seeking a Software Engineer, Associate II to drive technical execution and engineering excellence for one or more agile delivery teams. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who partners with Product, Architecture, Platform/DevOps, and Security. Apply and learn why there is #MoreatFreddieMac! Our Impact Translate requirements into actionable technical plans, enabling iterative delivery by breaking down problems, identifying dependencies, and managing risks. Engineering excellence is maintained through secure coding, rigorous testing, and performance standards, with automation integrated into the SDLC. Reliability is enhanced by implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting, while continuous improvement is driven by retrospectives and managing technical debt. Collaboration with Agile Development Leads focuses on optimizing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation, ensuring production readiness through effective release planning and validation. Your Impact You will help teams deliver modern, secure, cloud-based solutions by setting clear technical direction, breaking down complex problems, and ensuring software is built to be resilient, observable, and maintainable in production.

Requirements

Typically 1-3 years of software engineering experience delivering production-grade applications and services.
College Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Cloud experience, particularly AWS (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, CloudWatch; CloudFormation/CDK/Terraform).
SDLC skills: CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, branching strategies, and release practices.
Working knowledge of observability (metrics, logs, traces) and production support practices (incident triage, RCA).
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience modernizing legacy systems and/or supporting cloud migrations.
Familiarity with security and compliance expectations in regulated environments (e.g., data protection, access controls, auditability).
Experience with multiple languages/frameworks and a “best tool for the job” mindset.

Responsibilities

Drive technical execution and engineering excellence for one or more agile delivery teams.
Partner with Product, Architecture, Platform/DevOps, and Security.
Translate requirements into actionable technical plans.
Break down problems, identify dependencies, and manage risks.
Maintain engineering excellence through secure coding, rigorous testing, and performance standards.
Integrate automation into the SDLC.
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to enhance reliability.
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and managing technical debt.
Collaborate with Agile Development Leads to optimize CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
Ensure production readiness through effective release planning and validation.
Set clear technical direction for teams delivering modern, secure, cloud-based solutions.
Ensure software is built to be resilient, observable, and maintainable in production.