E-3 Visa Infrastructure Software Engineer Jobs
Infrastructure Software Engineer roles in cloud platforms, distributed systems, and site reliability qualify as E-3 visa specialty occupations, making sponsorship straightforward for Australian engineers with a relevant bachelor's degree. The E-3 has no lottery, renews in two-year increments, and lets you start work the day your visa is stamped.
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Get Access To All JobsApple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something - you’ll add something.
As an engineer in the Special Projects group, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovation-focused organization within Apple that is exploring overlapping space between simulation and AI/ML. You will be able to work on highly ambitious, high-reward, and impactful projects in the early stages of development. This team has a strong focus on shipping simulation technology in service of AI/ML projects. We use both traditional and generative AI techniques in simulation. Our ideal team member is fearless when it comes to trying new things and is willing to iterate on ideas. We value team members who can quickly prototype, iterating all the way to high-quality implementations. Moreover, we value team members who can collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across the organization.
Description
Our team develops a platform for running large-scale integration tests in simulation, using both virtual devices and physical hardware. You will help develop multiple aspects of this tooling including the launcher, runtime, frontend, backend and database. This team has a strong focus on efficiency and quality, ensuring that this system delivers results promptly without sacrificing correctness. Our ideal team member is highly motivated to pursue improvements and able to drive them to completion.
Responsibilities
- Drive down the cost and duration of a test run through parallelism, smarter scheduling, and better use of the hardware fleet
- Build and maintain the backend service and web front end engineers use to launch runs, browse results, and track quality trends over time
- Keep the platform current as the products it tests evolve, absorbing platform and API changes to unblock developers
- Monitor deployments and test results to deliver a fast response when the pipeline is down and engineers are blocked
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and deep proficiency in Python
- Experience building and deploying HTTP services (FastAPI, Flask, or similar) and working with relational databases (Postgres or similar)
- Experience with frontend technologies such as React or a comparable framework
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure: containers and Kubernetes, object storage, and managed compute
- Solid command of networking and remote-execution fundamentals: TCP/IP, HTTP, WebSockets, SSH, and file transfer over the network
- Comfort debugging across layers, from a failing test in a web UI down through a service, a VM, and the operating system it runs on
- Strong operating systems background on Linux, macOS, or a comparable platform
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with virtualization and managing fleets of virtual or physical machines as a shared resource
- Experience building test infrastructure, CI/CD systems, or developer tooling at scale
- Working knowledge of a systems language such as Swift or C++
- Familiarity with Apple platforms
- Experience with authentication and authorization in production systems (OIDC/OAuth, certificate-based auth) and a working understanding of applied cryptography
- Experience serving or evaluating machine learning models in production
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something - you’ll add something.
As an engineer in the Special Projects group, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovation-focused organization within Apple that is exploring overlapping space between simulation and AI/ML. You will be able to work on highly ambitious, high-reward, and impactful projects in the early stages of development. This team has a strong focus on shipping simulation technology in service of AI/ML projects. We use both traditional and generative AI techniques in simulation. Our ideal team member is fearless when it comes to trying new things and is willing to iterate on ideas. We value team members who can quickly prototype, iterating all the way to high-quality implementations. Moreover, we value team members who can collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across the organization.
Description
Our team develops a platform for running large-scale integration tests in simulation, using both virtual devices and physical hardware. You will help develop multiple aspects of this tooling including the launcher, runtime, frontend, backend and database. This team has a strong focus on efficiency and quality, ensuring that this system delivers results promptly without sacrificing correctness. Our ideal team member is highly motivated to pursue improvements and able to drive them to completion.
Responsibilities
- Drive down the cost and duration of a test run through parallelism, smarter scheduling, and better use of the hardware fleet
- Build and maintain the backend service and web front end engineers use to launch runs, browse results, and track quality trends over time
- Keep the platform current as the products it tests evolve, absorbing platform and API changes to unblock developers
- Monitor deployments and test results to deliver a fast response when the pipeline is down and engineers are blocked
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and deep proficiency in Python
- Experience building and deploying HTTP services (FastAPI, Flask, or similar) and working with relational databases (Postgres or similar)
- Experience with frontend technologies such as React or a comparable framework
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure: containers and Kubernetes, object storage, and managed compute
- Solid command of networking and remote-execution fundamentals: TCP/IP, HTTP, WebSockets, SSH, and file transfer over the network
- Comfort debugging across layers, from a failing test in a web UI down through a service, a VM, and the operating system it runs on
- Strong operating systems background on Linux, macOS, or a comparable platform
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with virtualization and managing fleets of virtual or physical machines as a shared resource
- Experience building test infrastructure, CI/CD systems, or developer tooling at scale
- Working knowledge of a systems language such as Swift or C++
- Familiarity with Apple platforms
- Experience with authentication and authorization in production systems (OIDC/OAuth, certificate-based auth) and a working understanding of applied cryptography
- Experience serving or evaluating machine learning models in production
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Infrastructure Software Engineer
Align your degree to the role
U.S. consular officers assess whether your qualification directly supports the specific job. A degree in computer science, software engineering, or information systems maps cleanly to infrastructure roles. An unrelated degree raises questions you'll need to answer with experience documentation.
Target employers with active LCA history
Search the DOL's public Labor Condition Application disclosure data to find companies that have filed LCAs for infrastructure or software engineering roles. Employers already familiar with the LCA process move faster and are less likely to stall at the offer stage.
Frame your role as a specialty occupation early
Infrastructure Software Engineer positions can sometimes be misread by hiring managers as general IT work. Before your final-round interview, confirm the role requires a specific bachelor's degree, not any degree, so the LCA and visa application won't face a specialty occupation challenge later.
Get your credentials assessed before applying
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees for E-3 purposes. If your transcript shows a non-standard program structure, a credential evaluation from an approved U.S. assessment body removes ambiguity before a consular officer raises it.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the LCA
The LCA must be certified by the DOL before your visa interview, and errors in prevailing wage classification delay the whole timeline. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so nothing stalls between your offer letter and your consulate appointment.
Book your consulate appointment immediately after LCA certification
Appointment availability at Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth fluctuates, and some employers set start-date expectations before checking wait times. As soon as your LCA is certified, log into the U.S. Visa Scheduling portal and book your slot so the employer's timeline doesn't get thrown off.
E-3 Visa Infrastructure Software Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Infrastructure Software Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles that include E-3 sponsorship. Rather than filtering through generic job boards where sponsorship status is unclear, Migrate Mate surfaces Infrastructure Software Engineer positions at employers who are already open to the E-3 process, saving you the back-and-forth of asking mid-application.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Infrastructure Software Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field like computer science, software engineering, or information systems. Roles involving cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or site reliability engineering consistently meet the specialty occupation standard. Where qualification can break down is when a job description accepts any bachelor's degree regardless of field, so review the employer's posted requirements carefully before applying.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Infrastructure Software Engineer roles?
The practical difference is significant. The H-1B visa has an annual cap of 65,000 visas with a lottery that accepted roughly one in four registrants in recent fiscal years, meaning you can have a job offer and still not get a visa. The E-3 has no lottery and a 10,500 annual allocation that has never been fully used. For infrastructure engineering roles with offers in hand, the E-3 removes the single biggest variable in the U.S. work visa process.
What documentation should I prepare before an employer files my E-3 LCA?
You'll need your academic transcripts, degree certificate, and a copy of your Australian passport. If your degree is from a three-year program, have it ready for a potential equivalency explanation. Your employer will also need a detailed job description that specifies the degree requirement, the work location, and the offered wage relative to the DOL's prevailing wage for the role in that metropolitan area.