Senior Software Engineer - NTA Architect (AWS/Docker)

Freddie Mac; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac in McLean, VA is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join the New Technology Adoption team within Single Family. You will work in a fast-paced environment to research, implement strategic technical capabilities, champion architectural excellence, and enable large-scale adoption of best practices.

You will lead architectural decisions, design microservices using Java/JEE, Python, Docker and AWS, guide project teams, and deliver end-to-end solutions while collaborating across IT

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of hands-on professional software engineering experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions.
• 8+ years of hands-on development with modern Java and/or Python tech stack in agile, distributed teams.
• 5+ years of experience developing front-end and orchestration layer technologies: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Python frameworks, Angular, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS.
• 3+ years designing and implementing large-scale microservices architectures with container orchestration frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis/EhCache.
• Experience with AWS cloud solutions and CICD tools like Jenkins, Jira, Git.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering; advanced studies preferred.
• Good communication skills interfacing with business lines and IT teams.
• Familiarity with EKS, Docker, Openshift, Angular/React, GenAI concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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, AWS etc
• Provide guidance to the project team on high level design, ensuring that the design/solution complies with the approved architecture.
• Develop software solutions by studying organizational needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow and work processes; investigating problem areas; following spec-driven development principles.
• Research, implement, promote Best Practices within and outside team for wider adoption and value addition.
• Demonstrate ownership of problems from start to finish and facilitate handoffs.
• Collaborate with IT teams to identify Win/Win opportunities and improve efficiency.
• Champion and influence technology decisions with business partners and IT management.

Skills

Java

Python

REST APIs

Frontend technologies

Microservices

Cloud AWS

CI/CD

Jenkins

Jira

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Openshift

Angular

React

Textract

Comprehend

Bedrock

Data Automation

AWS

Job description

Freddie Mac in McLean, VA is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join the New Technology Adoption team within Single Family. You will work in a fast-paced environment to research, implement strategic technical capabilities, champion architectural excellence, and enable large-scale adoption of best practices.

You will lead architectural decisions, design microservices using Java/JEE, Python, Docker and AWS, guide project teams, and deliver end-to-end solutions while collaborating across IT