Senior Backend Engineer

Job Title Senior Backend Engineer – Java & AWS / Kubernetes

Location McLean, VA (Onsite day 1) try local first as second round will be in person

Job Description:

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Must Have Qualifications: 7+ years of related software engineering or technology delivery experience. Hands-on expertise with AWS, Java, and microservices architecture is required. Some hands-on use of AI for software engineering practices is also required. Experience in the mortgage industry is a plus.

Interview:1st round MS Teams - Video Mandatory | 2nd round In Person Interview

JOB DESCRIPTION Position Overview:

• We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and support scalable Multifamily application platforms and cloud-native services. This role is focused on hands-on engineering across Java-based microservices, event-driven distributed systems, APIs, MongoDB, AMQ, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD automation, and production-grade backend capabilities that are secure, resilient, observable, and aligned with business needs.
• Our Impact: Freddie Mac''s Multifamily division advances affordable rental housing by purchasing apartment loans from a national network of lenders and transforming those loans into securities that attract global investors. 
• The Multifamily Technology Team plays a critical role in this mission by: · Enabling Multifamily business teams to operate more efficiently through secure, scalable, and user-focused digital applications that support critical business processes across loan acquisition, asset management, securitization, risk, and portfolio operations. · 
• Modernizing application platforms and reducing manual dependencies to improve usability, operational efficiency, scalability, reliability, and confidence in the technology capabilities that support critical Multifamily business processes. · 
• liver secure, resilient, auditable, and well-architected platform capabilities that business teams can depend on to operate at scale, manage risk, meet regulatory expectations, and support long-term Multifamily growth. 
• Your Impact: As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work closely with Product Owners, architects, business partners, and engineering teams to deliver modern backend platform capabilities that meet evolving end-user and business needs. You will be a strong individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting Java-based microservices, REST APIs, data services, event-driven distributed systems, and cloud- native solutions using technologies such as Spring Boot, MongoDB, AMQ, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
•  In this role, you will bring deep technical ownership, seasoned AWS and event-driven systems experience, strong Kubernetes expertise, engineering discipline, and a production-focused mindset to build secure, scalable, maintainable, and reliable solutions for Multifamily Technology. What you will be doing: · Design, develop, test, deploy, and support backend application capabilities, including Java-based microservices, REST APIs, event-driven distributed services, AMQ-based messaging integrations, data access layers, platform modernization components, and production enhancements. 
• Apply strong hands-on engineering skills to build scalable, secure, resilient, observable, and maintainable backend services using modern software design patterns and cloud-native practices. · Collaborate closely with Product Owners, architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technology teams to clarify requirements, align on technical approaches, manage dependencies, and deliver business outcomes. 
• Build and enhance backend services using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices architecture, event-driven design patterns, AMQ messaging, MongoDB, relational databases, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, integration patterns, 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. · Follow and strengthen software engineering standards, including clean code, scalable design, code reviews, automated testing, deployment discipline, application security, observability, documentation, and operational readiness. · 
• Ensure backend solutions are delivered with appropriate compliance, auditability, security, resiliency, accessibility, data quality, performance, and production support considerations. · Support production operations by participating in incident triage, root-cause analysis, application monitoring, logging, alerting, recovery practices, and continuous improvement of backend service reliability. · Contribute as a senior individual developer by independently solving complex technical problems, improving existing codebases, reducing technical debt, and helping establish reusable backend engineering patterns. · 
• Promote a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, documenting solutions, and supporting effective delivery within the team. Qualifications: · 8+ years of related software engineering experience with strong hands-on backend development expertise in enterprise application environments. · Demonstrated experience delivering complex backend technology initiatives across microservices, APIs, AMQ-based messaging, integration services, data platforms, cloud- native deployments, platform modernization, and production enhancements, with very seasoned hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS-based, event-driven distributed systems. · Required hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices architecture, MongoDB, AMQ or similar messaging platforms, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and SQL or relational databases; very seasoned experience in AWS and event-driven distributed systems is required, and Kubernetes experience is a must. · Strong background in backend software engineering, API design, data modeling, MongoDB schema design, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, enterprise integration patterns, application security, performance tuning, resiliency, and delivery of scalable digital products for business and end-user needs. ·
•  Experience applying software engineering standards, including clean architecture, scalable design, secure coding practices, automated testing, peer reviews, deployment discipline, compliance standards, auditability, observability, and production readiness. · Proven ability to evaluate technical options, contribute to architecture and design discussions, independently implement solutions, and create proofs of concept or demos to validate new ideas and emerging backend technologies. · Experience supporting production applications, including incident triage, debugging, root-cause analysis, resiliency improvements, logging, monitoring, alerting, and continuous improvement of application and platform reliability. · 
• Strong individual contributor mindset with the ability to take ownership of complex deliverables, collaborate effectively, mentor peers informally, and raise the engineering quality of the codebase. ·
•  Ability to work effectively with Product Owners, architects, business stakeholders, vendors, and internal engineering teams to clarify requirements, resolve dependencies, and deliver high-quality backend software solutions. · Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience; advanced degree preferred. Keys to Success in this Role: · Deliver high-quality backend solutions with strong ownership across design, development, testing, deployment, and production readiness. · 
• Demonstrate deep hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, AMQ, APIs, event-driven distributed microservices, CI/CD, automated testing, and cloud-native engineering practices, with very seasoned AWS experience and mandatory Kubernetes expertise. · 
• Independently solve complex technical problems, simplify designs where appropriate, reduce technical debt, and improve maintainability of backend services. · Maintain focus on production quality, platform resiliency, performance, observability, auditability, and operational excellence throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
•  Communicate effectively with Product Owners, architects, business stakeholders, and engineering partners to align on requirements, technical approaches, dependencies, and delivery expectations. ·
•  Use engineering metrics, production support learnings, code quality signals, and operational feedback to improve backend service reliability and delivery effectiveness. · Bring strong engineering discipline, curiosity, and accountability while collaborating with the team to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable backend capabilities.