Financial Engineer

Company: Freddie Mac
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: May 24, 2020

Job Description:

Are you looking for development beyond the ordinary? A place full of interesting challenges and the engineers up to solving them? Then welcome to Financial Engineering. This is the place where the models become software, where many of the numbers that drive our business decisions are produced. Our systems are used for interest rate and credit risk management, investment analysis and trading, security issuance, automated loan underwriting, distressed loan decisions, economic and regulatory capital, property valuation, financial reporting, economic and GAAP forecasting, and more We work with the modeling and front office teams to take advantage of the latest in machine learning and leverage high performance computing to produce the solutions that help Freddie Mac strike the right balance between risk and reward. If you ever wanted to do large-scale simulations, develop tools for trading securities, or get involved in transactional risk systems, you should be looking here. If you have a strong CS background and enjoy hands-on development, this could be the place for you Qualifications Qualifications Success looks like: --- Bringing an analytical and imaginative mindset to work every day --- Having a passion for grid computing, big data, and other advanced technologies --- Being a rigorous developer, educated in algorithms and data structures, with an ability to think through both the solution and the proper testing --- Learning the business as it happens. This is a hands-on role not only for the technology, but for the business problems we are trying to solve --- An ability to work independently, communicate well, and emulate an agile mindset What you need to know: --- Languages: One or more of Java, Python, C++. Experience in R, SAS, or Matlab are helpful --- Quant skills: Additional experience in statistics, finance, economics, data analytics, and mathematics are helpful though not required --- Experience: With high-performance or grid computing, numerical/quantitative systems development, or working in a trading environment are helpful, though not required for all roles. Experience with developing software in the cloud is also helpful. --- The soft stuff: This is a collaborative team; communication and interpersonal skills matter --- Design: Knowledge of and ability to apply design patterns, and reason about architecture --- Experience again: we are open to all levels of prior experience, provided they are hands-on, development-focused roles. Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you'll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others. Freddie Mac is an equal opportunity and top diversity employer. EOE, M/F/D/V.

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