Portal Engineer

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Position Overview:

This role is a hybrid of infrastructure engineering and web application development focusing on the Backstage internal developer portal.

Backstage is an open-source tool used as a central portal for managing our AWS and EKS infrastructure. The role will consist of creating and maintaining Backstage plugins based on React which integrate with and orchestrate other backend systems as well as of maintaining Backstage itself.

Our Impact:

As the platform engineering team we design and build the core platforms on which Freddie Macs AWS based applications sit.

Your Impact:

You will be responsible for the internal developer portal used to orchestrate all levels of application infrastructure including:

• Developing and updating Backstage plugins for integration with other internal services using TypeScript and React

• Maintaining and upgrading the Backstage core application including such configurations as SSL certificates and auth configuration

• Maintaining and updating the Backstage infrastructure using CloudFormation

• Deployments of Freddie Mac developed Backstage plugins

• Enhancements of CICD for Backstage plugins

• Enhancements of Backstage monitoring and observability

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; work towards advanced studies/degree preferred.

• Experience: 2 - 4 years related experience.

• Experience managing or developing for Backstage internal developer portal

• Experience developing web applications using React and Typescript

• Experience integrating backend systems using HTTP APIs

• Experience using CloudFormation to manage AWS infrastructure

• Experience with git-based software development practices

Keys to Success in this Role:

This role requires full stack knowledge from understanding EC2 to Linux to the Backstage application itself. It requires maintaining integrations with many backend systems as well as developing frontend UI plugins.

Success will require a wide breadth of knowledge as well as a focus on end user experience to ensure that Backstage provides a secure stable and easy to use platform for Freddie Mac developers to manage their application infrastructure.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

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