Mid-Level Software Engineer

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!

Belay Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer to join our intel team.You will act as a full stack developer for a system supporting mission management and workflow automation. You will develop, maintain, and modernize a full stack application including a data orchestration platform. You will be working with a mixed skillset team consisting of developers, analysts, and subject matter experts in close collaboration with the mission customer.

Responsibilities:

• Perform full stack development of system features based on customer requirements, with a particular focus on backend API development.
• Implement feature additions and updates in response to evolving mission-driven requirements.
• Provide development support to automation development team, including providing code reviews and software-engineering expertise as well as identifying and developing enabling functions to support automations.
• Modernize and harden mission management system, including assisting with migration of the system to modern infrastructure (Kubernetes), performing system updates and upgrades, and developing and implementing additional security features into the system.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
• 8 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

Candidates are required to have the follow skills:

• Experience building full-scale applications and APIs with Django, Flask, FastAPI, etc.
• Service containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (including Helm chart authoring and CI/CD integration)
• Proficiency with SQL and noSQL databases (PostGres, MySQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, etc).
• Familiarity with Git.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).

Candidates are desired to have the following skills:

• Experience with data orchestration platforms such as Dagster or Airflow
• Full-stack application development experience including front-end frameworks (React, Vue, etc.)
• Familiarity with automation testing and CI/CD pipeline development
• Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.

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: $70,000 to $190,000

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.