Mid-Level Software Engineer at Belay Technologies
Annapolis Junction, MD
$70,000–$190,000from the description
Jul 29, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Nov 9, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role on an intelligence-focused team at a DoD-oriented small business near Baltimore/Washington. The engineer will build, maintain, and enhance complex software systems — including analytics pipelines, algorithm development, and real-time systems — with specific emphasis on implementing the MOAT system using Java and Python on AWS, writing automated functional and system-level tests, and prototyping solutions in the AWS cloud alongside systems engineers in an agile environment. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 7+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
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What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The posting is titled 'Mid-Level Software Engineer' but requires 7 years of SWE experience, which supports a Senior classification. The advertised level and the actual requirements are misaligned.
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is listed as required, but the posting explicitly allows substitution with 4 additional years of SWE experience — so no degree is treated as a hard gate.
TS/SCI with polygraph is a hard requirement; candidates who do not already hold this clearance would be screened out.
The MOAT system is a specific government program reference; Java and Python are listed together as the implementation languages for that system, so both are captured as separate required skills.
The broad salary range ($70K–$190K) is noted by the posting itself as reflecting variation in geographic location, contract labor categories, experience, and other factors.
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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