Senior 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 to join our intel team. The CNO Discovery Analytics Team (DAT) is branching out to US Cyber Command This is a totally new adventure for our team. You will work directly with CNMF operators and analysts to learn their mission. You will work directly with our six existing DATs to learn the ropes, get a feel for existing solutions, and be indoctrinated to our mission-focused, fast-paced culture. You will work directly with our AI/ML team to get up-to-speed on their infrastructure, analytics platform, LLM and RAG offerings, and analytics capabilities. Finally, use your stellar development skills to mix and match and create some new things of your own to have maximum impact and make an EXCELLENT first impression. Responsibilities: Respond to software shortcomings reported by users of existing applications. Watch people use your tool, notice what could be better, and fix it without them asking Gather requirements and rapidly develop new prototype tools/solutions that help customers do their jobs more efficiently. Start with vague requirements, identify and iterate with SMEs to build something special. Understand the CNMF mission, collaborate with team members, gather user requirements, and automate workflows. Identify opportunities to leverage existing DAT and AIMASSIST capabilities for our new customer, successfully communicate with and integrate with those teams to apply them to this new mission. Implement features effectively across multiple code bases. Establish customer rapport, communication cadence, means of prioritization, and effectively capture and make visible your impact on the mission. Hone an effective, easy-to-use LLM and RAG experience that will be used by your immediate Candidates should have the following qualifications: TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph 12 yrs., B.S. or 10 yrs. w/ M.S., 4 yrs. of additional SWE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. A courageous personality unafraid to ask questions, get answers, and deliver. Excellent communication skills, motivated first and foremost by mission impact and seeing what you build be used. Passion for user experience and maintaining quality as your user base grows. Experience building amazing user interfaces (particularly with React and Next.JS, but knowledge of any modern UI library is highly valued). Knowledge of modern middleware frameworks (comfort using something along the lines of Express, Flask, Spring, FastAPI, etc.). Comfort with basic computer administration including software installation, system configuration, and networking. Comfort with git and automated build pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, etc.). Candidates are desired to have the following skills: Passion for observability (Elastic, APM, Grafana, etc.). Experience integrating software with a Large Language Model (LLM). Experience with retrieval-agumented generation (RAG). Production-grade software development experience with Python. Service containerization and deployment with Docker and Kubernetes or Swarm. Experience building prototypes and understanding the value of frequent iterations and user feedback. Previous experience working with CNO, USCC, CNMF, or some form of cybersecurity-related past. Experience with any of Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana, Redis, Kafka, Nginx, AWS, HAProxy. Experience integrating open-source models and technologies. Excellent Jira hygiene. 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.