Software Engineer Professional, Financial Engineering
Freddie Mac22 hours ago
McLean, VA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$109k - $163k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement models and data transformations using Python, PySpark, and Pandas.
- Expose models as web service APIs using Flask and deploy services to AWS EKS.
- Optimize Python code to reduce runtime and memory usage.
- Write automated tests covering unit, integration, regression, performance, and acceptance scenarios.
- Conduct peer code reviews and support design and implementation challenges.
- Build robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems for business-critical data science and machine learning processes.
- Collaborate with data scientists and continuously improve system architecture and technical quality.
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 building and integrating tools, including Gradle, Jenkins, Git, and Docker.
- Experience with large microservice-based architectures and container orchestration frameworks.
- Experience with relational databases including MSSQL and MySQL.
- Solid understanding of software design principles.
- Strong collaboration and written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to discuss technical topics with data scientists.
- Ability to learn, apply, and deploy new technologies to solve emerging problems.
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.
- Annualized market-based salary range of $109,000–$163,000.
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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.