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Trading & Analytics Model Developer - Technical Lead

Freddie Mac McLean, VA

McLean, VA

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$147k - $221k/yr Full time Backend Developer APIs Application Security

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Job Description

Freddie Mac is hiring a Trading Analytics Development Technical Lead to support its Investments and Capital Markets (I&CM) trading and analytics development team in Virginia. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on building and modernizing full-stack applications and services that support production delivery.

Working onsite in McLean, VA, you will lead engineering execution across a Java and Python technology stack, influence technical direction, and partner with product and architecture stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions.

Role responsibilities

Develop and maintain software using Java and Python in alignment with software engineering best practices.
Make and shape technical decisions, mentor developers, resolve engineering blockers, and coordinate with engineering managers to support delivery.
Provide hands-on technical direction for full-stack applications, APIs, microservices, and integration services, reinforcing discipline across design, development, testing, deployment, observability, and production readiness.
Partner with Product Owners, engineering managers, architecture, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technology teams to align technical priorities, manage dependencies, and deliver business outcomes.
Drive 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.
Build proofs of concept, demos, and prototypes to assess emerging technologies and validate new ideas.
Establish and reinforce engineering standards for scalable design, code quality, automated testing, peer reviews, deployment discipline, application security, and operational readiness.
Ensure solutions account for compliance, auditability, security, resiliency, accessibility, and production support considerations.
Improve production support practices through 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.

Required qualifications

8+ years of related software engineering or technology delivery experience, including demonstrated technical leadership guiding 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.
Hands-on or technical leadership experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Batch, Spring Data, REST APIs, microservices architecture, Angular or React, SQL, relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
Hands-on experience with Python application development using Pandas, Django, Flask, and Pytests.
Strong foundation in full-stack engineering, application architecture, API design, enterprise integration patterns, application security, performance and resiliency, and delivery of scalable digital products.
Experience establishing and applying engineering standards including scalability, code quality, automated testing, peer reviews, deployment discipline, performance optimization, compliance, 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: mentoring, coaching, peer review, influencing without direct authority, and practical engineering guidance.
Ability to coordinate technical dependencies with vendors, Product Owners, architecture teams, business stakeholders, and internal engineering teams.
Knowledge of automated CI/CD processes and DevOps methodology, including tools such as Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker, Artifactory, and GitHub Copilot.

Technologies

Java, Python, Pandas, Django, Flask, Pytests
Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Batch, Spring Data
REST APIs, microservices architecture
Angular, React, SQL, relational databases
CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, AWS
Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker, Artifactory, GitHub Copilot

Compensation and benefits

Salary: USD 147,000 - 221,000 per year
Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs
Annual incentive program

Keys to success

Promote collaboration and a culture of integrity and professionalism.
Work with accountability and pride.
Bring hands-on technical strength.
Communicate clearly and drive progress with a focus on getting the job done.
Stay agile and open-minded to embrace new technologies.
Take on a wide range of tasks to keep momentum moving forward.

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