Lead AWS Software Engineer (AI and DevOps SME)

Fannie Mae in Reston, VA offers a benefits‑rich environment for a Lead AWS Software Engineer with AI and DevOps expertise. This onsite role provides a salary range of USD 141,000 to 184,000 per year, requires a Bachelor’s degree, and invites you to design, develop, and lead cloud‑based software solutions with a strong emphasis on AI/ML and DevOps. You will join a collaborative team that values clear communication and practical leadership while delivering impactful financial services platforms.

In addition to a structured career path, the position includes health benefits, life insurance, voluntary lifestyle benefits, and other perks designed to support work life and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess customer needs and harmonize conflicting or complementary requirements across stakeholder groups.
• Leverage advanced skills to design and develop software solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Lead design efforts using a structured, process‑driven approach.
• Deploy new software technologies and coordinate concurrent implementation tasks across teams.
• This single opening is based in our Reston, VA office.

Requirements

• 4 years overall in software engineering disciplines, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Programming skills in Python and SQL with experience in AWS.
• 4 years of DevOps engineering experience.
• 2–3 years of experience in AI/ML engineering roles.
• Understanding of financial data, KPIs, and reporting standards.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Education

Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

Technologies

• AWS, Python, SQL
• REST, SOAP, FastAPI
• React, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, AJAX
• HTML5, CSS3, Streamlit
• Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC)
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
• AWS DevOps services, AWS CloudWatch, Splunk
• LangChain, LangGraph, AI agents, RAG frameworks
• Vector databases, embedding models, MCP integrations
• Power BI, Tableau

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Voluntary lifestyle benefits
• Other benefits and perks

The impact you will make

As a Lead AWS Software Engineer focused on AI and DevOps, you will influence how cloud platforms and AIpowered capabilities are designed and operated across enterprise systems. You will help shape the architecture and delivery of scalable solutions, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and contribute to governance and compliance considerations in financial reporting and analytics.

The experience you bring to the team

• Minimum Required Experiences
  • 4 years in software engineering, preferably in financial services
  • Python, SQL, and AWS experience
  • 4 years of DevOps engineering experience
  • 2–3 years in AI/ML engineering roles
  • Understanding of financial data, KPIs, and reporting standards
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Desired Experiences
  • Experience in finance or fintech with risk management and audit applications
  • Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau