Senior Software Engineer

Belay Technologies•Annapolis Junction, MD

12d•$190,000 - $240,000

About The Position

Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its intelligence team. The position supports a mature, mission-driven software effort within a small 3–4 person team that is part of a broader development organization of more than 20 people. The team maintains a web-based platform that integrates publicly available information sources into an analytical tool used by hundreds of mission customers. The engineer will contribute across the full stack, including developing data-ingestion pipelines, building scalable REST APIs, and improving user-facing visualizations. The platform supports large-scale data ingestion, complex queries, and interactive analysis. The role involves working with other project sub-teams to deliver end-to-end functionality and performance, while helping improve team processes and tooling to integrate new data sources and deliver more efficiently. This long-running software effort is described as technically stable, cohesive, and deeply integrated into mission-critical systems. The position requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and either a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline plus 12 years of experience or four additional years in place of the bachelor's degree.

Requirements

Extensive software engineering experience in Java and developing Java-based REST APIs.
Experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, or Dgraph.
Proficiency in at least two of the following: Spring Boot REST APIs and Spring libraries; data wrangling and dataflow; or dataflow tools such as Apache NiFi.
Familiarity with Git and Maven and/or npm for build automation.
Proficiency working in a Linux development environment.
Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn new tools, technologies, and workflows.
Experience with Jira and Confluence or similar task-tracking and documentation platforms.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
12 years of experience and a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or four additional years of experience in place of the bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience with various corporate data formats.
Experience leveraging AI platforms for hybrid automated/manual data transformation, code development, and schema management.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitLab and automated testing such as JUnit.
Advanced knowledge of containerization and orchestration platforms, including Docker or Podman and Kubernetes.
Proficiency in JSON and JSON Schemas or a similar schema framework, with a strong background in data modeling concepts and techniques.
Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, and Lambda.
Scripting experience with Bash, Python, and/or Groovy.
Knowledge of event-driven or messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
Frontend development experience with modern JavaScript and a GUI framework such as Vue.js.
Experience with production TAO capabilities and operations.

Responsibilities

Drive the continual evolution of a mature software system, including code quality, testing, documentation, and Jira ticket management.
Lead the end-to-end design and implementation of data-processing workflows.
Use established design patterns and AI platforms to streamline code development, data transformation, and schema management, while supporting scalability and maintainability.
Contribute throughout the data-processing lifecycle, from collection and processing through storage and presentation to analysts in the user interface.
Manage and optimize data storage, retrieval, and performance using Elasticsearch and Dgraph, with some MongoDB and Redis.
Collaborate as a team member in a fast-paced, structured environment and mentor teammates in data-processing and software-engineering best practices.
Work with analysts, product owners, and engineers to ensure solutions meet operational needs.
Identify and implement process improvements that enable faster delivery of new data sources and improve team efficiency.
Develop Java-based REST APIs and contribute across the platform's software stack, including data pipelines and user-facing visualizations.
Collaborate with project sub-teams to ensure end-to-end functionality and performance.

Benefits

Eight weeks of paid leave, including four weeks of personal leave, three Yay! days, a day off on the employee's birthday, and 11 paid holidays; optional leave of up to six days through Belay's volunteer program.
401(k) contributions with 10% matching, vested on day one.
$5,000 annual training/tuition benefit.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
100% company-funded HSA.
Medical coverage with 100% coinsurance.
Dental coverage, including orthodontia.
Up to $420,000 in life insurance, with premiums 100% company funded.
Amazon Prime membership.
Gym reimbursement.
Monthly lunches, games, and prizes.
Pet adoption program.
Referral bonus program.
Company events.
Flexible work-life balance and career development.