Trading & Analytics Model Developer - Technical Lead

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Position Overview:

We need a highly innovative Technical Lead! How confident are you that you can build sophisticated analytic systems? If you believe you could contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas in a matrixed environment, please keep reading as we are seeking an individual contributor who has experience with Java and Python and can lead and nurture an inspiring environment in our Virginia office.

Our Impact:

The Investments and Capital Markets (I&CM) division is looking for a capable technology lead for its trading and analytics development team. This could be you! To thrive in this division, you must have a comprehensive understanding of system implementation and design, experience working in capital markets, and be enthusiastic about leading development of new paradigms in software system architecture.

Your Impact:

• As a Trading Analytics Development Tech Lead, you will develop and maintain software using Java and Python tech stack that adheres to software engineering best practices.
• You will influence technical decisions, mentor developers, resolve engineering blockers, and partner with engineering managers to help teams deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
• You will provide hands-on directions for full-stack applications, APIs, microservices, and integration services while reinforcing engineering discipline across design, development, testing, deployment, observability, and production readiness.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, engineering managers, architecture, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technology teams to align technical priorities, manage dependencies, and deliver business outcomes.
• Drive the design and implementation of Java-based microservices, REST APIs, front-end applications, and integration services using modern technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Angular or React, SQL, relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
• Create proofs of concept, demos, and prototypes to evaluate emerging technologies, validate new ideas, and accelerate adoption of modern engineering patterns and platform capabilities.
• Establish and reinforce software engineering standards, including scalable design, code quality, automated testing, peer reviews, deployment discipline, application security, and operational readiness.
• Ensure solutions are designed and delivered with appropriate compliance, auditability, security, resiliency, accessibility, and production support considerations.
• Strengthen production support practices by improving incident triage, root-cause analysis, observability, recovery patterns, and continuous improvement of application and platform reliability.
• Mentor developers through design reviews, code reviews, technical problem solving, implementation guidance, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of related software engineering or technology delivery experience, including demonstrated technical leadership experience guiding engineering teams through complex application delivery.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading software development across full-stack applications, APIs, microservices, platform modernization, integration services, and production enhancements.
• Required hands-on or technical leadership experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Batch, Spring Data, REST APIs, microservices architecture, application development, Angular or React, SQL, relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
• Required hands-on experience with Python application development using Pandas, Django, Flask, Pytests.
• Strong background in full-stack software engineering, application architecture, API design, enterprise integration patterns, application security, performance, resiliency, and delivery of scalable digital products for business and end-user needs.
• Experience establishing and applying software engineering standards, including scalable design, code quality, automated testing, peer reviews, deployment discipline, performance optimization, compliance standards, auditability, and production readiness.
• Experience supporting production reliability through incident triage, root-cause analysis, observability, resiliency improvements, and operational readiness practices.
• Strong technical leadership skills, including mentoring, coaching, peer review, influencing without direct authority, and helping developers grow through practical engineering guidance.
• Ability to coordinate technical dependencies with Vendors, Product Owners, architecture teams, business stakeholders, and internal engineering teams to deliver software solutions effectively.
• Solid knowledge of automated CI/CD processes, Devops methodology and AI assisted development using tools like Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker, Artifactory, Docker and Github Copilot

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Promote collaboration and a culture of integrity and professionalism.
• Hardworking and take pride and accountability in your work.
• Technically strong with hands-on experience.
• Ability to understand and communicate well with a passion to get the job done.
• Agile and open-minded; able to embrace new technologies.
• Ready to tackle any kind of work to help drive things forward.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

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Time-type:Full timeFLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $147,000 - $221,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.