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Belay Technologies · 2 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$190K/yr - $240K/yr

12+ years exp

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland, specializing in systems automation and full stack development. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their intel team and lead the development and operation of critical AI platform components.

Information TechnologyProfessional NetworkingSoftwareVirtualization

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure for AI model inference at scale

Lead the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation (RAG), autonomous agents, and emerging technologies

Serve as technical lead for AI infrastructure initiatives, coordinating work across integrated teams

Conduct regular one-on-ones and provide coaching, feedback, and support for assigned team members

Act as the team point of contact (POC) for contract administration functions

Navigate ambiguity and define solutions for complex, underspecified systems and requirements

Establish new technical policies, standards, and governance frameworks where gaps exist

Drive adoption of new technologies and practices across engineering teams

Implement and oversee monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services

Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security of AI platform components

Communicate effectively with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels

Qualification

Large-scale production systemsCloud engineering in AWSKubernetes administrationPython programmingTechnical policies developmentAI inference technologiesHigh-performance computingObservability solutionsStakeholder managementLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph

12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S

Extensive experience designing, building, and operating large-scale production systems

Deep expertise in systems integration across diverse technologies and platforms

Hands-on experience with cloud engineering in AWS

Advanced proficiency with Kubernetes administration and deployment patterns

Strong Python programming skills

Experience implementing and scaling observability solutions (APM, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus)

Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence organizational change

Experience developing technical policies and governance frameworks

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills

Ability to balance hands-on engineering with leadership and coordination responsibilities

Preferred

Experience with AI inference serving technologies (vLLM, LiteLLM, etc.)

Previous experience with agentic frameworks (LangChain)

Knowledge of vector databases and embedding systems

Experience with high-performance computing or distributed systems

Track record of successfully driving technical and cultural change

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!