Freddie Mac

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Position Overview:

Are you interested in using your software engineering skills to build a system to enable massively parallel computations in a cloud environment? We are seeking an Entry Level (Associate) Software Engineer to work on our cloud-based distributed computing system. We are looking for a creative and talented individual who loves to develop and operate systems. Apply now and learn why there is #MoreAtFreddieMac!

Our Impact:

• Our team is responsible for the distributing computing platform that is used by all the firm’s quantitative model and analytic systems. These systems use Monte-Carlo simulations to value financial instruments such as loans, mortgage-backed security and collateralized mortgage obligations.
• We work with other teams within our department to help them effectively leverage parallel compute in the cloud.
• We ensure that our systems are robust, scalable, fault-tolerant and cost effective.

Your Impact:

• Design, develop and support a custom-built AWS native solution for distributed computing. The current system is written in Python and uses EC2 (Spot Fleet), S3, SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB and API Gateway
• Design and develop new code, review existing code changes, and implement automated tests
• Actively seek opportunities to continuously improve the technical quality and architecture to improve the product’s business value
• Improve the product’s test automation and deployment practices to enable the team to deliver features more efficiently
• Provide production support for the product

Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred
• Up two years of professional exposure to Python
• Preferred: Exposure to AWS

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Passionate about hands-on software development
• A desire to work on all aspects of the software development lifecycle: requirements gathering, design, development, testing and operations
• Strong collaboration and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Desire to continuously improve the team’s technical practices
• Ability to quickly learn, apply and deploy new technologies to solve emerging problems

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

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Non-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 $82,000 - $124,000 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.