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Senior Salesforce Developer

Fannie Mae
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/8/2026
Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Job Description

As a valued colleague on our team, you will collaborate with team in designing, producing, testing, or implementing moderately complex software, technology, or processes, as well as create and maintain IT architecture, large scale data stores, and cloud-based systems.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

Responsibilities

This Senior Salesforce Developer role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of custom Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, Agentforce and Salesforce APIs.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define and implement efficient, end-to-end business processes.
  • Apply Salesforce development best practices including code reusability, bulk-safe coding, and reusable component architecture.
  • Drive bi-weekly release cycles, ensuring high-quality deliverables and quick turnaround on enhancements and fixes.
  • Maintain and optimize existing Salesforce implementations, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to code reviews, technical design sessions, and architectural decisions.
  • Ensure alignment of Salesforce solutions with enterprise architecture and strategic IT goals.
  • Lead code reviews, enforce standards, and ensure adherence to security and performance guidelines.
  • Manage deployment processes using CI/CD tools, version control (e.g., Gitlab), and Salesforce DX.
  • Stay current with Salesforce releases and proactively recommend enhancements to leverage new platform capabilities.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to performance, data integrity, and system behavior.

Minimum Required Experiences

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

  • 2 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience and 2 years as a senior developer.
  • Expertise in Apex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL, Flows, Process Builder, and custom metadata types.
  • Strong understanding of Salesforce data model, security model, and integration patterns (REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events).
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with bi-weekly sprint cycles and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, quickly analyze issues, and deliver effective solutions under tight deadlines.

Desired Experiences

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 5 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience and 3 years as a senior developer.
  • Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer I/II, Application Architect, or System Architect are highly preferred.
  • Development experience with Salesforce Experience Cloud
  • 5 years of overall IT experience, with proven leadership in enterprise-level projects.

Target Pay Range: $123,000.00 - 161,000.00 a year

Internal Job Title: SF Technology - Software Engineering - Senior Associate

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

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For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.

Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.

The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.

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