Senior Software Engineer

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!  
Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our intel team. You will be supporting TAO and working alongside the ATPG customer to build and maintain tools that support the operational mission. You will be working as part of a team that identifies and provides solutions to resolve workflow inefficiencies and take advantage of opportunities to advance mission. Day to day, you will directly interact with customers and teammates, develop solutions iteratively within a fast CI/CD workflow, and operate on feedback from users in real time. You’ll directly interface with a diverse team of analysts, operators, and developers and see the impact of your work on a daily basis.

Responsibilities:
- Provide dataflow expertise through development and process improvement. 
- Expand on existing workflow automation efforts  
- Develop and maintain web apps to provide analytic and workflow support  
- Emphasize customer communication and gather feedback on project status and results.

Skills Requirements:
- Extensive experience with full stack development with an emphasis on web development. 
- Experience with relational databases.  
- Experience with customer cross-domain solutions. 
- Experience soliciting and applying feedback.  
- Development experience in a Linux environment. 
- Experience with the Atlassian Suite (Jira/Confluence). 
- Experience with AI assisted development.

Nice to Haves:
- Experience programming in JavaScript and python. 
- Experience deploying and running open-source tools at the agency. 
- Experience with Svelte, OpenTelemetry, or OpenObserve. 
- Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems. 
- Experience with dataflow engineering. 
- Experience administering linux environments.
- Experience with cert-based cryptography.
Perks and Benefits:
- 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
- 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
- $5,000 annual training/tuition
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- 100% company-funded HSA
- Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
- Dental coverage including orthodontia
- Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
- Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
- Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!
 
At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally.  We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.

Salary Range: $190,000 to $240,000

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.