Junior Software Engineer
Belay Technologies
Annapolis Junction, MD, United StatesFull-timePosted 2mo ago
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Belay Technologies is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join our intel team. We are seeking a Software Engineer to build and advance a cutting-edge agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows. In this role, you will integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability. You will collaborate closely with cyber analysts to translate operational challenges into effective technical solutions. The position involves hands-on development with agentic primitives such as skills, prompts, and subagents to create adaptive and context-aware capabilities. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-driven systems, shaping how agents operate, learn, and deliver impact in complex environments.
Responsibilities:
Perks and Benefits:
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.
Belay Technologies is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join our intel team. We are seeking a Software Engineer to build and advance a cutting-edge agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows. In this role, you will integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability. You will collaborate closely with cyber analysts to translate operational challenges into effective technical solutions. The position involves hands-on development with agentic primitives such as skills, prompts, and subagents to create adaptive and context-aware capabilities. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-driven systems, shaping how agents operate, learn, and deliver impact in complex environments.
Responsibilities:
- Develop agentic integrations with Python that leverage multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources in production
- Build tools and agentic workflows within modern frameworks like PydanticAI, Langgraph, and DeepAgents
- Work directly with key stakeholders and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities
- Design and implement real-time analytics pipelines in Python leveraging Apache Kafka for stream processing and Elasticsearch for indexing and querying
- Maintain and troubleshoot a production grade agentic platform
- TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
- 12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.
- Software development experience with strong Python proficiency.
- Hands on experience building and maintaining production applications servicing hundreds to thousands of users.
- Understanding of AI development concepts, including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
- Experience developing resilient, scalable stream processing applications using modern messaging and event-streaming platforms.
- Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation.
- Experience with agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration.
- Background in cybersecurity or understanding of security operations workflows.
- Managing deployments in AWS Cloud with Kubernetes.
- Gitlab CICD automation.
- Experience with retrieval systems (RAG, vector databases, semantic search).
- Analyzing cyber security-related data sets (network traffic, OS events).
- Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
- Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.
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.
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