Junior Software Engineer
Belay Technologies has been recognized as one of Baltimore Business Journal’s Best Places to Work (2019 winner, 2020 runner-up, 2021 finalist). We are seeking a Software Engineer to support our Platform team, which owns the AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and security posture that power every AI capability in the organization.
About the role
In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the foundational infrastructure for customer AI capabilities while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. Your focus will be deploying and maintaining reliable, secure infrastructure that the rest of our AI services depend on. As mission needs evolve and new technologies emerge, you’ll adapt quickly, turning loosely defined problems into working solutions.
Responsibilities
- Deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting the organization's AI capabilities (AWS, Kubernetes)
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for repeatable, reliable deployments
- Configure and use observability tooling to monitor the health and performance of production services
- Support certificate management and follow established security best practices for AI systems and data
- Collaborate with other teams in the organization to provision and configure the infrastructure their services depend on
- Diagnose and help resolve production infrastructure issues
Requirements
- TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
- 3 years of experience with a B.S. in a technical discipline, or 4 additional years of experience in place of a degree
Skills
Required
- Proficiency with Python or another modern programming language
- Familiarity with AWS or other cloud service providers
- Understanding of containerization concepts and tooling such as Docker
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Strong communication skills and a willingness to ask questions
Desired
- Experience with AWS services such as EKS, Terraform, and IAM
- Experience with Kubernetes and Helm/Kustomize
- Experience with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks
- Experience with the Elastic Stack (Kibana), Grafana/Prometheus, or other observability tools and practices
- Experience with certificate management
- Experience supporting cloud-native architecture or maintaining production software and infrastructure
- Familiarity with LLMs and AI hosting concepts
Benefits
- 8 weeks paid leave: 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, your birthday off, 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 allowance
- 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
Pay
Salary range: $70,000 to $190,000. Final salary is influenced by geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills, competencies, and certifications.