Senior Full Stack Java Developer

Fannie Mae; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fannie Mae in Reston, VA is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, test, and implement moderately complex software and cloud-based solutions with a team. You’ll build scalable applications, apply AWS services, and leverage AI/GenAI capabilities to accelerate development.

Preferred candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field and hands-on experience with Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, Java/J2EE, Docker, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• Expertise in Angular, TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Proficiency in Java/J2EE technologies.
• Strong AWS services knowledge (S3, EC2, DynamoDB, Lambda).
• Experience with Docker and microservices.
• Familiar with CI/CD (GitLab, Terraform) and build tools.
• Experience with SQL and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Experience with AI/GenAI integration in development.
• Testing with Postman/REST APIs.
• Agile/Scrum/Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop moderately complex software solutions to meet needs.
• Use a process-driven approach in designing and developing solutions.
• Implement new software technology and coordinate end-to-end tasks across the team.
• Maintain or oversee the maintenance of existing software.
• Collaborate with team to design, produce, test, and implement software and cloud-based systems.

Skills

Angular

TypeScript

Node.js

Java/J2EE

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

REST APIs

SQL

AI integration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

IntelliJ

Visual Studio Code

Git

Bitbucket

Maven

Gradle

SonarQube

Job description

Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Job Description

As a valued colleague on our team, you will collaborate with team in designing, producing, testing, or implementing moderately complex software, technology, or processes, as well as create and maintain IT architecture, large scale data stores, and cloud-based systems.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

• Independently determine the needs of the customer and create solution frameworks.
• Design and develop moderately complex software solutions to meet needs.
• Use a process-driven approach in designing and developing solutions.
• Implement new software technology and coordinate end-to-end tasks across the team.
• May maintain or oversee the maintenance of existing software

There is 1 opening for this position which can be based in our Reston, VA office.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• Minimum Required Experiences
• 2 years of experience
• Desired Experiences
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Expertise in Front-end technologies such as Angular, TypeScript and Node .
• Proficiency in developing applications and services using Java/ J2EE related technologies
• Skilled in use of core AWS services and basic AWS architecture best practices (S3, ECS Fargate, EC2,DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, Route53, Secrets Manager, Lambda, Cloudwatch, AWS Step Functions, EventBridge, API Gateway)
• Ability to use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
• Experience with Relational Database Concepts (SQL, Joins, Normalization)
• Integrate and apply AI/GenAI capabilities (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, LLM-based tools) into the software development lifecycle.
• Leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic workflows to accelerate development, automate tasks, and improve system capabilities.
• Use AI tools to assist with software development, create unit and automation tests, and enhance code quality through AI-assisted reviews.
• Proficiency with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (GitLab and Terraform) and with build tools (Maven, Gradle, Nexus, SonarQube etc)
• Ability to leverage DevOps tool stack to build, inspect, deploy, test and promote new or updated features.
• Exposure to unit test frameworks (JUnit, Mockito) and API Endpoints testing with client tool (Postman)
• Experience with Testing Automation tools such as Karate, Cucumber, Playwright Selenium
• Experience with Agile methodologies Scrum/Kanban
• Practical knowledge of SRE, Splunk
• Experience with Docker
• Exposure to microservices architecture and serverless frameworks.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and security best practices in cloud environments.
• Tools Java/J2EE and related technologies including Spring, Springboot with solid understanding of multi-threading and design principles
• Front-end technologies such as Angular, TypeScript, and Node .
• Webservices - REST and various formats such as JSON/XSL/XSD/XSLT
• Relational DB - Aurora PostgreSQL
• Development tools such as IntelliJ, Visual Source Code, Git/ Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence

Qualifications

• Active Directory (AD)
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Atlassian JIRA
• Authentication Management
• Backup and Recovery (Software)
• Business Insight Skills
• Business Process Management Skills
• Calendar and Scheduling Tools
• Cleaning and Transforming Data
• Cloud Technology
• Collaborating Cross-Functionally
• Communicating in Technical Writing
• Communicating Technical Information
• Communication
• Configuration Management (CM)
• Conflict Resolution
• Coordination
• Customer and Market Insights
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• CyberArk
• Cybersecurity Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Data Analysis Interpretation

SF Technology - Software Engineering - Senior Associate $123,000-$161,000 JR2945

Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor.

Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company.

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As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.

The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications.

This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program).

Requisition compensation: 123000 to 161000

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