Junior Software Engineer at Belay Technologies – Laurel, Maryland

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. Join us in building the next generation of AI infrastructure that will power innovation across the customer organization. We're seeking a full-stack software engineer to support our AI Infrastructure team. In this role, you'll help build and maintain the platform that provides the foundation for the customer's AI capabilities, with a focus on inference services while supporting a broader ecosystem f AI-enabled applications.
Responsibilities:

• Implement and support infrastructure for AI model inference under the guidance of senior engineers
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and autonomous agents
• Participate in implementing monitoring, logging, and observability for AI services
• Assist with automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration using IaC principles
• Help ensure availability, reliability, and performance of AI platform components
• Follow established security best practices for AI systems and data
• Work within ambiguous problem spaces while learning to define structured solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to shared engineering standards

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 contributing to production systems
• Familiarity with high-volume web application architectures
• Exposure to cloud engineering, preferably AWS
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and containerized deployments
• Proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly
• Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions

Candidates are desired to have the following skills:

• Exposure to AI inference serving technologies (vLLM, LiteLLM, etc.)
• Familiarity with agentic frameworks (LangChain)
• Awareness of vector databases and embedding systems
• Interest in distributed systems or performance engineering

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.