Software Engineer
Belay Technologies3 months ago
Annapolis Junction, MD, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$168k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain accessible front-end applications and user interfaces conforming to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards.
- Perform manual and automated accessibility testing using JAWS, screen readers, axe DevTools, WAVE, Pa11y, Lighthouse, and related tools.
- Identify and remediate issues involving keyboard navigation, focus management, ARIA, color contrast, semantic HTML, and accessible forms.
- Conduct accessibility audits, document findings, and produce test reports and compliance documentation.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers, software developers, QA, DevOps, and product owners to establish accessible design patterns and requirements.
- Integrate automated accessibility testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous compliance monitoring.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and communicate accessibility requirements and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with four additional years of SWE or related experience substitutable for the degree; a master’s degree may substitute for two years of experience.
- At least three years of software development or engineering experience, including requirements analysis, development, integration, testing, maintenance, or problem resolution.
- At least three years of software engineering experience using high-level languages such as Java, C, C++, or JavaScript.
- At least three years of experience developing software for Microsoft Windows or UNIX/Linux/CentOS operating systems.
- Experience designing and developing at least one object-oriented system and integrating or extending FOSS/COTS products.
- Familiarity with wrapping legacy systems or components as web services within an SOA framework.
- At least two years of software integration and testing experience, including developing and implementing test plans or test scripts.
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, preferably Vue, plus semantic HTML, accessible forms, keyboard navigation, focus management, JAWS, Section 508, WCAG, and ARIA authoring practices.
- Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and accessibility testing or auditing tools.
- Preferred qualifications include VPAT/accessibility conformance report production, GitLab CI/CD accessibility integration, Cypress or similar tools, cloud architecture and deployment, and government reporting and dissemination domain knowledge.
Benefits
- Eight weeks of paid leave, including personal leave, Yay! days, a birthday day off, 11 paid holidays, and optional volunteer-program leave.
- 10% matching 401(k) contributions vested on day one.
- $5,000 annual training and tuition benefit.
- Student loan repayment program and a company-funded HSA.
- Medical coverage with 100% coinsurance and dental coverage including orthodontia.
- Company-funded life insurance coverage up to $420,000.
- Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games, prizes, pet adoption support, referral bonuses, and company events.
- Flexible work-life balance and career development opportunities; the position is located in Columbia, Maryland, in the Baltimore/Washington area.
Tech Stack
AngularAnsibleApache CassandraApache FlinkApache HadoopApache KafkaApache StormAWSBackbone.jsBashBootstrapCC++CSSCypressDockerElasticsearchGitGitLab CI/CDGradleGrafanaHTMLJavaJavaScriptJenkinsjQueryKibanaKubernetesLinuxLogstashMavenMongoDBMySQLNode.jsPostgreSQLPrometheusPuppetPythonRancherReactRedisScalaSeleniumSplunkSpring BootSQLSubversionTerraformTypeScriptVue.js
About Belay Technologies
BELAY provides managed, U.S.-based virtual staffing for small and midsize organizations, including executive assistants, bookkeeping, and marketing support. Clients engage fractional, remote professionals through a subscription-like, managed-service model with personalized matching and flexible scope. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the privately held company focuses on operational support that frees leaders from scheduling, inbox, financial reporting, and other administrative workloads.