Software Engineer

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019, runner up in 2020 and a finalist in 2021!

Belay Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer/Java Developer (SWE), who can support one of our programs in the intel community. The SWE will support our 10+ person task order, assisting the development of an enterprise-level application. The SWE develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems. The SWE shall be reviewing and testing software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. The SWE shall also be utilizing software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• Seven (7) years’ experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph is required.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• Experienced with integrating existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Experienced with developing simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
• Able to provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Able to develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Have experienced with writing and reviewing software and system documentation.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Experienced with Spring Framework/Python
• Experience with Angular 6 or higher
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript/Java 8
• Experience with NodeJS
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with Graphic Design
• Experience with CSS/Web Styling

Python Experience:

• Ability to demonstrate solid knowledge of Python and XML.
• Experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design
• Experience with build environments such as Gradle or Maven
• Preferred - Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

Data Flow/Data Analytics:

• Exposure to streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka). Log analysis and General Troubleshooting (tuning and optimization, Search and Indexing Operations, mapping, monitoring) understanding on Elastic Stack (Elastic, Logstash, Beats, Kibana, Fluent etc) and knowledge on Opensearch APIs.
• Experience in Business Analytics application, support, and troubleshooting concepts
• Experience with Python, Groovy and/or Java
• Experience with continuous integration environments, such as Bamboo

DevOps/Automation:

• Ability to demonstrate solid knowledge of Python, Java and/or Groovy. Knowledge of Powershell and/or Bash scripting is a plus.
• Performing system and subsystem definition, preliminary and detailed design, design implementation, and subsystem and system integration and tests for a system.
• Develop capabilities to automate deployment of updates and fixes
• Build tools to reduce occurrences of errors and improve customer experience
• Develop software to integrate with internal back-end systems
• Perform root cause analysis for production errors

Knowledge of RDMS, such as Postgres, desired including:

• Database design, development and implementation
• Experience with creating and optimizing queries
• Experience with data parsing and data flow
• Development of data structures for the overall architecture of a system accounting for performance and resiliency
• Knowledge of Java and/or Python preferred
• Knowledge of database storage and retrieval using Cloud technologies preferred.

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/Fort Meade 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 fully cleared 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.