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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** Belay Technologies, Inc - **Location:** Laurel, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $240,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Encodings, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Prometheus, Systems Integration, AI Infrastructure, Data Logging, High Performance Computing, System Availability, Grafana, Generative AI, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) - **Published:** July 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gck3cp ## About the Role + TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph + 12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S. Candidates are required to have the following skills: + 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 Candidates are desired to have the following skills: + 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 ## Description Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior 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, focusing on inference services while supporting the broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. This role is intended for experienced engineers who can independently design, implement, and operate scalable AI infrastructure components. 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. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [A Brief History of Data Storage](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/974-a-brief-history-of-data-storage) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [Hiring AI Native Talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100268-hiring-ai-native-talents) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)