Technology Development Director (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you'll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

This position constitutes an integral part of the Business Technology Office within the Investments and Capital Markets division. This job presents a valuable opportunity to work with a dynamic team that engages closely with one of critical Freddie Mac's business, with a niche focus on sourcing, pricing, and securitizing loans.

As the Technology Director, you will be instrumental in shaping the technological direction of our organization while ensuring seamless collaboration between businesses divisions. You will serve as a champion for technological excellence, providing hands-on guidance, and architectural leadership to our team of developers.

• Our team is responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining products for our I&CM Cash Window Business.
• Innovate in collaboration with our business customers and stakeholders to provide an edge to our business to compete in the marketplace.
• Impact broader market in alignment with Single Family Division to implement mission critical and corporate Initiative.

• Be a leader and a champion in aligning with two business divisions to ensure initiative, projects, work, and operations are prioritized and aligned.
• Lead and inspire a team of talented developers, setting the standard for excellence in hands-on Java development and maintaining best practices and standards.
• Architect systems by defining clear architecture and design principles, and updating existing architecture as needed to ensure scalability and performance.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, promoting a" Shift Left" on Code and Data Quality.
• Possess expertise in either:
  • Strong understanding of Mortgage business or Secondary Mortgage industry.
  • Solid experience in developing live streaming market data services, including MBS, Treasury, SWAP, and other Market curves & feeds.
• Demonstrate exceptional leadership skill, including effective communication, strategic decision making, and the ability to align priorities with management and stakeholder.

• 12-15 + years of software development and technology leadership experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; master's degree preferred.
• Exceptional leadership abilities with focus on collaboration, innovation and driving results. Should possess clear communication both written and oral.
• Extensive hands-on experience in Java development, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Should demonstrate a strong grasp of fundamental computer science concepts and principles, including a comprehensive understanding of how production applications function within the financial industry.
• Strong architectural skills with the ability to design and maintain complex system. Should write or update architecture documents.
• Deep understanding of either Mortgage business or Secondary Mortgage industry OR experience in developing live streaming market data services.
• Proficiency in AWS Cloud technologies like EKS, ElastiCache, AMQ, Aurora Postgres etc..

• Passionate about your job, willing to put in the work, care about your customer and employees.
• Building a strong relationship with our customers, stakeholder, and technology partners.

• Ownership. Own your team, customer, and products you build.
• Innovate. Bring solutions, options, and tradeoffs - not problems. Automate regression, remediate vulnerabilities on a timely basis for all of the products you own.
• Align with your management to develop roadmap, manage budget and resources.