> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Senior Software Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/912582f9ea7184cf Belay Technologies posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in Fort Meade, MD, at $190,000–$240,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Senior engineer on Section 7 DAT, a forward-deployed team supporting CNO missions, partnering directly with analysts and operators to architect solutions across the CNE pipeline. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Belay Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/belay-technologies) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on JazzHR as of Nov 8, 2026 **$190,000–$240,000** Fort Meade, MD Senior engineer on Section 7 DAT, a forward-deployed team supporting CNO missions, partnering directly with analysts and operators to architect solutions across the CNE pipeline. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F912582f9ea7184cf&placement=top) - [View posting at Belay Technologies](https://belaytechnologies.applytojob.com/apply/rABSW8lVva) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $190K–$240K Above the median Midpoint $215K · median $190K This job $190K to $240K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Fort Meade, MD. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: Fort Meade, MD - **Pay**: ## More like this [Alloy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alloy) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0965e7891fc2216d) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $141,000–$250,000 [Casca](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/casca) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927bef3af6c8393d) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $160,000–$265,000 [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8294291597368a7) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$240,000 ## The job description from Belay Technologies **Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!** Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our intel team. Section 7 DAT is a forward deployed development team providing critical mission support to CNO. As a senior member of the team you will work closely with analysts and operators to plan and architect solutions to CNE problems. You’ll have the opportunity to work on every part of the CNE pipeline. You will sit next to operators to understand how they work and how you can support their workflows. Work with analysts to understand their data and build analytics so aid them in making decisions supporting national security. As a senior engineer you will work across multiple projects and provide guidance on frontend and backend design plans. Help the team and customer create robust solutions on everything from big data problems to web app data visualizations. ### Responsibilities - Develop webapps to intuitively convey data and analysis. Develop data transforms for every kind of data. (Text, JSON, Databases, XML, configs, etc.). - Facilitate customer interactions to gather feature requests, new application requirements and understand project and customer needs. - Work to gain a deep understanding of mission objectives and data to help analysts figure out what the right questions to ask are. - Help maintain and architect existing and new applications and transforms to thoughtfully convey a better understanding of analytics and data. - Manage and support mission critical servers supporting CNO projects directly working as a developer of server framework and sysadmin on servers when needed. ### Candidates should have the following qualifications - Strong Experience Type script/java script and react or another modern frontend framework(Angular, Vue). - Experience using python for application development, scripting and data manipulation. - Knowledge of dataframes (pandas, polars). - Comfortable with SQL as a language and experience with different database flavors (SQLite, Postgress, MySQL). - Experience working directly with customers and collecting requirements. - Understanding of git and gitlab for source control. ### Candidates are desired to have the following skills - Experience with agency data processing and data storage. - Experience developing using AI Agents. - CNO Experience. - DevOps CI/CD Experience. ### Perks and Benefits - 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,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 - 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! At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development. Salary Range: $190,000 to $240,000 *Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.* [View posting at Belay Technologies](https://belaytechnologies.applytojob.com/apply/rABSW8lVva) ## About Belay Technologies Belay Technologies delivers technology and engineering services to the DoD and commercial market, alongside its SummitRTS automation product. ## Similar jobs [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/966e1fb142bddcf9) US · city not listed 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Traba](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/traba) ### [Senior Software Engineer (AI Agents)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38341ca6668dcc65) New York, NY New · 6d ago $200,000–$240,000 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/327ed3709e5c23cc) US Remote New · 4d ago $175,000–$240,000 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2b085ebb8b7bbc3) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 9d ago $180,000–$240,000 [AZX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/azx) ### [Senior ML Engineer (Client Solutions)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e5b32530967f267) US Remote 2mo ago $140,000–$230,000 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs that build what the customer runs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=builds-for-customers) Hiring at Belay Technologies and want this page changed or removed? 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