Software Engineer, Associate II

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

7d•$85,000 - $127,000

About The Position

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. 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

Translate requirements into actionable technical plans, enabling iterative delivery by breaking down problems, identifying dependencies, and managing risks.
Maintain engineering excellence through secure coding, rigorous testing, and performance standards, with automation integrated into the SDLC.
Enhance reliability by implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting, while driving continuous improvement through retrospectives and managing technical debt.
Collaborate with Agile Development Leads on optimizing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation, ensuring production readiness through effective release planning and validation.