The Role
Develop and sustain a production React application supporting DoD and industry information exchange. Responsibilities include building front-end enhancements, troubleshooting production issues, integrating APIs, improving usability and performance, translating stakeholder requirements, supporting Agile planning and releases, and maintaining reliable business-process workflows. The role requires collaboration with government stakeholders, engineers, testers, and product teams while balancing operational support with enhancement development.
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Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!
Belay Technologies is seeking a Mid-Level Software Engineer (Sustainment) to join our intel team.
Description:
- Serve as the primary React Software Developer responsible for maintaining and enhancing a production collaboration and business process application that supports information exchange between DoD and Industry Partners
- Develop, test, and implement application enhancements, bug fixes, and usability improvements while ensuring the stability, reliability, and performance of the production environment.
- Support ongoing operations and maintenance activities, including troubleshooting application issues, analyzing root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
- Collaborate with government stakeholders to understand operational needs, prioritize enhancement requests, refine requirements, and provide technical recommendations for future improvements.
- Translate user feedback and evolving business requirements into scalable, maintainable front-end solutions that improve functionality and user experience.
- Maintain and enhance React-based user interfaces supporting registration, tracking, workflow management, reporting, and other mission-critical business processes.
- Work closely with system engineers, developers, testers, and product stakeholders to evaluate change requests, support releases, and ensure successful deployment of enhancements.
- Integrate front-end components with backend services and APIs, ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient data exchange across systems.
- Apply modern front-end development practices using React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and component-based design patterns to maintain a high-quality user experience.
- Support Agile planning activities, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, estimation, and release preparation for operational enhancements and defect remediation.
- Operate independently in a fast-paced environment, managing priorities and balancing production support activities with enhancement development efforts.
- Telework up to one day per week is offered for this effort.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
- TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
- A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and six (6) years of experience in software development/engineering. Ten (10) years of experience in software development/engineering may be substituted in lieu of a degree
- Experience with one of the following JavaScript or CSS frameworks: React, Bootstrap, with the willingness and ability to pivot to one of the others
- Working understanding of SQL and/or NoSQL databases
- Ability to work during core hours of 10AM-2PM Monday – Friday. Exceptions will be considered on a case- by-case basis
Candidates are desired to have the following skills:
- Experience with GitLab
- Experience with Agile methodologies
- Experience with various JavaScript frameworks (React, Node, Angular
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.
Skills Required
- TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and six years of software development or engineering experience, or ten years of experience in lieu of a degree
- Experience with React or Bootstrap, with the ability and willingness to pivot between frameworks
- Working knowledge of SQL and/or NoSQL databases
- Availability during core hours of 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Monday through Friday
- Experience with GitLab
- Experience with Agile methodologies
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks including React, Node.js, or Angular
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The Company
What We Do
Belay Technologies, Inc. is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) located in the Baltimore-Washington area providing technology and engineering services to the Department of Defense (DoD) and expanding into the commercial market. Belay Technologies specializes in technical IT services including; software development, virtualization, systems administration, networking, and testing. Belay continues to expand, and we are always seeking top talent. Belay is more than just a company.....It's a culture. With our work hard, play hard edge and a family-like feel, our employees feel at home with Belay. We are a laid back, fun, innovative team that gets together monthly for lunches, enjoys company parties, bbq's and fun adventures together, and joins in volunteer and charity events as a socially aware company.
