Great people, bad tech - Full Stack Software Engineer Fannie Mae Employee Review

3.0
Apr 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly, positive, and focused on business material matters.

Cons

Software developers are second class citizens. The technology is awful. Due to frequent use of desktop-as-a-service, developers face daily operational problems like lag and environment issues. This is not considered a priority by managers. This problem is compounded by software misconfigs and inconsistent development environments. In addition, computers are completely locked down, so fixing OS misconfigs can be slow. Also, there is a lack of improvement mindset (with respect to code and software quality). Issues that could easily be fixed go unresolved because "the business" doesn't seem to care about anything outside of their narrow viewport, and developers just sorta follow along. Technical leadership does not exist in any material sense. Attempts come off as insincere.

Explore other reviews about Fannie Mae

5.0
May 25, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, pay, work life balance

Cons

no cons to be honest

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team and luckily for me great leadership in my direct line up to my SVP.

Cons

It’s horrifying how things have changed since Pulte took over. Layoffs, elimination of entire job categories but not the responsibilities of those jobs. It’s not just you work more because a teammate is gone, it’s do a completely different job while still doing you job plus all of your layed off coworkers job.

3
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All