Senior Software Engineer - Belay Technologies
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026.
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 Senior Software Engineer to join our intel team. This Software Engineer will focus on Improving the productivity and experience of software developers by building and integrating advanced development tooling. The role emphasizes AI-assisted IDE capabilities, automated code quality workflows, and experimentation with agentic and autonomous systems to support development tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement AI-assisted IDE and developer tooling capabilities.
- Integrate agent-based systems for repetitive developer tasks such as code reviews, unit test generation, and code quality analysis.
- Experiment with autonomous or semi-autonomous agents to assist with development workflows.
- Integrate new tools into existing development platforms and pipelines.
- Collaborate with customers and teammates to gather feedback and iterate on solutions.
- Measure and document the effectiveness of tooling improvements
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
- TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
- 12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.
Candidates are required to have the following skills:
- Strong software engineering skills in one or more modern programming languages.
- Experience with IDEs, developer tools, or build and test systems.
- Hands-on experience with AI- or LLM-powered developer tools, including chat-based interfaces or automated coding agents.
- Ability to prototype, evaluate, and refine experimental tooling.
- Solid understanding of software development workflows and best practices.
Candidates are desired to have the following skills:
- Experience with automated code review or static analysis tools.
- Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks or orchestration systems.
- Experience working on developer platforms or internal engineering enablement teams.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Experience developing VS Code extensions (Typescript, Electron).
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.