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Job Description

This 10-week internship program, beginning in June, offers a set hourly rate of $41.50 an hour. 

With Fannie Mae’s 10-week (June 2026 - August 2026) paid internship program you will be empowered to drive change, lead with creativity, own your career, and make a difference. As a path to our full-time opportunities, you will be a true contributor on a team that fits your skills and interests in a dynamic environment alongside our employees.    

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE 

As a Technology Program Intern, you enjoy the challenge of solving technical problems, and you thrive in environments where you can collaborate with other engineers. Through hands-on experience and interaction with some of the greatest technology teams in the industry, you will gain experience and understanding in producing solutions to meet our customers’ needs.   

As a valued colleague on our team, you may contribute to designing, producing, testing, or implementing software, technology, or processes, as well as contribute to creating and maintaining IT architecture, cloud-based systems, data infrastructure, data analytics platforms, and securing against cyber security threats. Our interns collaborate with senior staff to help implement modern technologies and maintain tools using industry standard best practices. This opportunity will allow you to apply your fundamental knowledge of a process-driven approach in designing solutions for our customers and internal partners.  

As an intern, you will be assigned to a team from one of the functions below within Fannie Mae’s Chief Information Office:   

Chief Information Office: The CIO accelerates the enterprise’s technology transformation initiatives, enables comprehensive technology engagement with business partners, and defines the next horizon of technology priorities. CIO delivers a consistent approach for the alignment of technology to business priorities and communication across technology and business stakeholders. CIO coordinates across the entire technology stack to improve services and is responsible for Fannie Mae’s technology assets, cyber security, enterprise data assets, and implementation of digital solutions that enable the business and deliver value for its customers. 

Chief Data Office: Responsible for creating a business-focused data strategy, driving strategic insights, customer-centric innovation, and measurable value for the business and the industry. This includes helping solve borrower and lender challenges through data, AI/ML, and other tools, driving efficiency with our data, and governing data usage. 

Chief Strategy and Transformation Office: Leads the implementation of the COO strategy and supports the execution of our corporate priorities by aligning initiatives, championing continuous improvement, and modernizing our technology stack. 

Role Opportunities 

Determined by the function you support, you will be placed into one of the following roles: 

Software engineering 

DevOps Engineering 

Technology Engineering 

Data Engineering 

Data Analytics 

Cloud Infrastructure 

Your experience, preferences, and interviewer feedback will be taken into consideration when finalizing roles. 

Technologies 

Determined by the function you support, you may learn and work with programming languages, technologies, and frameworks such as: 

Software Development & DevOps 

Agile Process Development & Delivery  

Java/JavaScript 

Python 

SQL 

JIRA  

Application Programming Interface (API)  

AWS (Amazon Web Services) developer tools  

Cucumber 

Docker  

Jenkins 

Data & Analytics 

Predictive Analytics, BI, Data Science (Spark, SAS, R, Domino Data Lab, SQL, Tableau)  

Data management (Collibra, Dremio) 

Data Streaming  

Data Encryption (Voltage) 

Data Ingestion (Kinesis, Redshift, RDS) 

Data Governance, Policy Development & Implementation 

Data Analysis 

Examples of intern tasks and projects include:   

Producing clean, efficient software solutions to meet customer needs 

Integrating software components and third-party applications 

Providing support to production applications, troubleshooting, debugging, and upgrading existing software 

Recommending and executing improvements to both the software and development process 

Creating scalable, automated solutions to support business needs 

Gathering and evaluate user feedback 

Writing and maintaining tests to ensure solutions are compatible and retain stability 

Managing Data platforms and tools, monitoring production logs, analyzing data to determine root cause, and coordinating with users to triage issues 

Supporting data protection and governance, ensuring sensitive data is governed throughout the technology ecosystem and prevent data loss 

Create and maintain architecture diagrams for key software applications 

Design and maintain JIRA service desks  

There are 45 openings for this position, which will be based in our Reston, VA (Reston Town Center) and Plano, TX (Granite Park) offices.  

Qualifications 

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM 

Minimum Qualifications  

Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship 

Academic achievement (preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher) 

Preferred Qualifications 

Rising senior enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program (2027 graduation date) 

Computer Sciences and Engineering majors are preferred. Other technical majors will be considered based on a candidate’s technical experience and/or aptitude. 

Understanding software development and programming language such as Java, JavaScript, C++, or Python 

Familiarity with various technical frameworks and Agile development methodologies 

Experience with databases, software design and development in a test-driven environment  

Strong analytical background 

Demonstrated leadership capabilities and the ability to contribute to a team atmosphere 

Self-starter, strong business acumen, and results focused 

Superior communication skills, both oral and written 

Enterprise – Technology Program – Intern  

Target Pay Range: $41.50 - $41.50 an hour  

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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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