Software Engineering Tech Lead

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. 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.

Overview: We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Tech Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership for the design, delivery, and modernization of Multifamily application platforms and full-stack digital capabilities. This role will guide engineering teams in building secure, scalable, and resilient Java-based microservices solutions while partnering closely with Product Owners, engineering managers, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality business outcomes. The Tech Lead will also advance engineering maturity by promoting practical adoption of AI-assisted development lifecycle (AIDLC) practices across design, development, testing, code quality, and delivery execution. 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. Delivering 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.

As a Software Engineering Tech Lead, you will guide the technical execution of modern application platform capabilities that meet evolving Multifamily business and end-user needs. 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. You will influence technical decisions, mentor developers, resolve engineering blockers, and partner with engineering managers to help teams deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions.

Provide technical leadership for agile teams responsible for delivering modern full-stack application capabilities, including user-facing applications, APIs, microservices, integration services, platform modernization, and production enhancements. Provide technical direction across squads by guiding solution design, reviewing implementation approaches, and helping teams make scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable engineering decisions. 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