I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Freddie Mac in Sep 2025
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Easy interview
Application
I interviewed at Freddie Mac (McLean, VA)
Interview
Consisted of a video recording screening and then a panel interview with tech lead and manager. Video recording screening was general behavioral questions while panel interview was geared towards going over details in one's resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you faced a difficulty while working on a team
2 rounds: first round yellow virtual one-way interview with 6 behavioural questions. Then a final round interview. I had 4 people interviewing me. They mostly asked questions about my past experience, going in detail about the most relevant one. No live coding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First round: what do you know about Freddie Mac and the housing market? Why do you think you would be a good fit for the role?
Final round: Describe your technical background while highlighting relevant experiences
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Freddie Mac (Arlington, VA) in Sep 2022
Interview
Video Interview consists of 10 questions. It's basically a behavior interview where they ask how you approach the situations. They allow you to repeat the answer and give you 2 minutes to think, after that, a minute to answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us a time when two of your co-workers had a conflict with each other.
Software Developer/Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Freddie Mac with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer/Analyst roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Freddie Mac overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Freddie Mac as a Software Developer/Analyst according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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