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 Junior Software Engineer to join our intel team. This role will be on a fast-moving software engineering team supporting several UIs in a microservice ecosystem. Project management is done using feature driven development. The team is highly collaborative, and engineers are encouraged to help drive system design. The candidate will be working closely with mission very closely and integrating with customers daily with a focus on UI development. To be successful, the selected candidate must have some level of customer/user integration experience.
Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain web applications that interact with Java microservices.
Work closely with tech lead on technical decisions and product roadmap.
Interact with customer to resolve issues and propose new features.
Support testing and deployment of production applications.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
3 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.
Candidates are required to have the following skills:
Experience with design, debugging, and problem solving with JavaScript/ typescript
Experience with Vue, React, or a similar frontend framework
RESTful web application experience
Interacting with MongoDB or similar database technology. Automated testing
Candidates are desired to have the following skills:
Full stack experience with a focus on Java or a JVM based language
Kafka experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Linux administration experience
Experience with automated build tools, continuous integration, and continuous
deployment
Experience with AI tools such as Claude Code
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.