Front End Software Engineer at Belay Technologies
Fort Meade, MD
$70,000–$190,000from the description
Jul 5, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A front-end software engineering role embedded with an intelligence community analytics team, building and maintaining UI tools that help CNO analysts and operators accomplish mission objectives. The work is primarily JavaScript/TypeScript with React or similar frameworks, with scope to contribute across the full stack. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and have at least three years of experience or a relevant degree.
Mid level · 3+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'Front-End Software Engineer' with a UI focus, but the JD explicitly mentions full-stack opportunities and a broad technology range, making 15-1252 (Software Developers) a better fit than 15-1254 (Web Developers). The alt code 15-1254 is noted as a plausible runner-up given the front-end framing.
The experience requirement is stated as '3 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.' — this is 3 years with a degree or 7 years without. The minimum (3 years) is used for the overall years minimum. The B.S. is not a hard gate because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of it.
A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is explicitly required as a hard qualification gate.
JavaScript and TypeScript are listed together as 'Java Script/Typescript' in the requirements — they are treated as interchangeable alternatives for the same requirement slot, consistent with the JD's phrasing.
The 'Familiarity with' qualifier on relational databases and Linux command line appears in the required Skills section; per section placement rules these are treated as hard gates despite the softer phrasing.
The salary range ($70,000–$190,000) is very wide, which the JD itself explains is due to variation in government contract labor categories, location, and experience — not an error.
CNO (Computer Network Operations) experience is listed under Nice to Haves and is marked preferred.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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