Senior Software Engineer

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. Continue your career journey where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

About the role

Join our Enterprise Business Technology team as a Senior Software Engineer, where you'll lead the development of Corporate Communications and Marketing technology solutions. You'll design and deliver high-quality platforms, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Your expertise in web content management and data integration will be pivotal in driving innovation and operational excellence. Mentor junior developers and contribute to the full software development lifecycle in this impactful role.

Enterprise Business Technology Office (EBTO) supports multiple verticals by crafting and creating solutions to a variety of technology challenges. This support includes delivering automation solutions by building and enhancing software applications using Business Process Management and Low Code Application Platforms for Internal Audit, Legal, and various other divisions at Freddie Mac. The Enterprise Business Technology portfolio delivers foundational technology capabilities that power secure, scalable, and innovative technology for the organization using best-in-class tooling and standards across multiple functional domains.

Responsibilities

• Review vendor solutions and internal Freddie Mac technology solutions (including toolsets both AI and non-AI) and work with business subject matter experts to propose solutions. Take ownership of infrastructure, architecture, and technical oversight for solutioning and implementation of those decisions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to map robust technology solutions and estimate project timelines and resources required to implement such solutions.
• Own decisions made at design and implementation paths for roadmap items involving web content platform management, infrastructure, and tools aligned to business goals supporting both internal platforms for employee communication and external-facing technologies required to manage content and communications delivery for Freddie Mac.
• Oversee platform integration with enterprise tools without gaps in mandatory and compliance items involving deep design thinking and ability to drive solutions.
• Design and develop or maintain architecture diagrams and contribute to architecture and technical implementation of personalization, content management, and regulatory compliance-related artifacts (TCPA, CAN-SPAM, GDPR, CCPA).
• Ensure operational excellence for platform reliability and deliverability.
• Mentor junior developers on design thinking and implementation reviews.
• Conduct aggregate/summary of RCA or blameless postmortems to analyze technology gaps and engage with the full SDLC cycle providing technical leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or other related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience. Advanced studies/degree preferred.
• 5-7 years of technology experience in hands-on programming and developing and delivering high-quality engineering deliverables.
• Highly proficient in Full Stack development (React, JavaScript, Python, Java, Angular).
• Experience with AWS.
• Ability to analyze system architecture and contribute to design planning.
• Experience with enterprise-grade web content management platforms (Acquia, SiteCorp, or similar frameworks) is desired.
• Expertise in managing a landscape of tools related to knowledge management and content tools (e.g., Drupal) is desired.
• Technical knowledge of communication channels, deliverability, and compliance.
• Experience collaborating with business leaders in marketing, HR, legal, and compliance teams.
• Ability to manage dependencies with vendors or internal engineering teams for software delivery.
• Experience with Ping/Single Sign-On, Bitbucket pipelines, Content Delivery Network (Cloudflare, etc.), website monitoring tools (New Relic, etc.), and a solid understanding of DNS, TLS certificates, REST APIs, and caching strategies.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills and experience leading teams of motivated software engineers.
• Solid experience influencing business outcomes by working directly with business users/team members.
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and navigate ambiguity.