Tech Lead, Agile Developer at Freddie Mac in McLean, VA

Tech Lead, Agile Developer Location: McLean, VA At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose. Position Overview: Freddie Mac is seeking a Technical Lead to drive technical execution and engineering excellence for one or more agile delivery teams. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who partnersclosely withDevelopment Leads,Product, Architecture, Platform/DevOps, and Security. You will help teams deliver modern, secure, cloud-based solutions by setting clear technical direction, breaking down complex problems, and ensuring software is built to be resilient, observable, and maintainable in production. Our Impact: Own technical directionfor a feature area/service set, aligning implementation to product goals and architectural standards Lead design and architecture discussionsfor cloud-native services, integrations, and distributed systems; document decisions and trade-offs Drive technical alignmentacross developers, QA, product owners, and platform partners within an agile team environment Mentor engineers through execution(pairing, code reviews, design feedback) to improve consistency, maintainability, and delivery quality Serve as an escalation pointfor complex technical issues and production defects; lead root-cause analysis and remediation follow-through Translate requirements into technical plans(stories, tasks, acceptance criteria, and implementation approach) and help the team deliver iteratively Break down ambiguous problemsinto actionable work, identify dependencies, and proactively manage technical risks Promote predictable deliveryby improving estimation inputs, reducing rework, and ensuring readiness for sprint execution Your Impact: Champion code quality and standardsincluding secure coding practices, testing discipline, and performance considerations Establish and reinforce testing strategies(unit, integration, end-to-end) and ensure automation is built into the SDLC Improve reliability and operabilityby ensuring services include appropriate monitoring, logging, alerting, and runbooks Continuously improvedevelopment practices through retrospectives, technical debt management, and refactoring plans Partner with Platform/DevOps teamsto improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, infrastructure-as-code, and developer tooling Contribute to cloud architectureon AWS (or similar), ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and cost-aware Support production readinessincluding release planning, change management inputs, and post-deployment validation. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, related field or equivalent work experience 8+ yearsof software engineering experience delivering production-grade applications and services Demonstrated experience acting as atechnical lead within agile teams(leading design, guiding implementation, and mentoring peers) Strong knowledge of modern architectures: microservices, event-driven systems, REST/GraphQL APIs, distributed systems fundamentals Cloud experience, particularly AWS (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, CloudWatch; CloudFormation/CDK/Terraform) Strong SDLC skills: CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, branching strategies, and release practices Working knowledge of observability (metrics, logs, traces) and production support practices (incident triage, RCA) Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Keys to Success in this Role: Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Experience modernizing legacy systems and/or supporting cloud migrations Familiarity with security and compliance expectations in regulated environments (e.g., data protection, access controls, auditability) Experience with multiple languages/frameworks and a “best tool for the job” mindset Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site. We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs. CA Applicants:  Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC. Time-type:Full time FLSA 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 $154,000 - $230,000 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.