Software Engineer Professional, Financial Engineering
Freddie Mac7 days ago
McLean, VA, USAMid Level / Senior
Base Salary
$109k - $163k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement models and data transformations using Python, PySpark, and Pandas.
- Expose models through Flask web-service APIs and deploy services to AWS EKS.
- Optimize Python code for runtime and memory efficiency.
- Write automated unit, integration, regression, performance, and acceptance tests.
- Peer review code and assist with design and implementation challenges.
- Build robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems for financial modeling, data, and analytics.
- Collaborate with data scientists on technical topics and improve system architecture.
Requirements
- At least 2–4 years of experience developing in Python.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computational Finance, or a directly related quantitative field.
- Experience building production systems for business-critical processes.
- Experience with Gradle, Jenkins, Git, and Docker.
- Experience with large microservice-based architectures and container orchestration frameworks.
- Experience with relational databases including MSSQL and MySQL.
- Strong understanding of software design principles.
- Strong written and verbal collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to learn and apply new technologies.
Benefits
- Full-time, non-exempt position.
- Comprehensive total rewards package with competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs.
- Eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.
Categories
About Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac is a government-sponsored enterprise that buys mortgages from lenders, securitizes them into mortgage-backed securities, and guarantees timely payments to investors, providing liquidity for U.S. housing. It operates across single-family and multifamily markets, earning guarantee fees and investment income. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, it remains under Federal Housing Finance Agency conservatorship, supporting affordable homeownership and rental housing.