E-3 Visa Storage Engineer Jobs
Storage Engineer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so Australian engineers can accept offers and file year-round without waiting for a selection cycle.
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Our team plays a crucial role in the data ecosystem of the TikTok Recommendation System, focusing on creating offline and real-time data storage solutions for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising businesses, serving over 1 billion users. The core goals of the team are to ensure high system reliability, uninterrupted service, and smooth data processing. We are committed to building a storage and computing infrastructure that can adapt to various data sources and meet diverse storage requirements, ultimately providing efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly data storage and management tools for the business.
- Architecture Design and Implementation: Design and implement offline and real-time data architectures for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising systems based on Paimon and Flink. Ensure efficient data processing and storage to meet the strict requirements of the business for data timeliness and accuracy.
- System Construction and Optimization: Design and implement flexible, scalable, stable, and high-performance storage systems and computing models. Use Paimon as the storage foundation and combine it with the powerful computing capabilities of Flink. Continuously optimize system performance to cope with the challenges brought by business growth.
- Troubleshooting and Stability Assurance: Be responsible for troubleshooting production systems. For problems that occur in the Paimon-Flink architecture during operation, design and implement necessary mechanisms and tools, such as data consistency assurance and exception recovery, to ensure the overall stability of the production system.
- Distributed System Construction: Build industry-leading distributed systems, including offline and online storage based on Paimon and batch and stream processing frameworks based on Flink, providing solid and reliable infrastructure support for massive data and large-scale business systems.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, or related fields, with experience in building scalable systems.
- Thorough understanding of Paimon and Flink, and be able to understand and use them at the source-code level.
- In-depth understanding of at least one data lake technology (such as Paimon), with practical implementation and customization experience, which should be highlighted in the resume.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Scala, with strong coding and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in data warehouse modeling and be able to design efficient data models that meet complex business scenarios.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in using other big-data systems/frameworks (such as Hive, HBase, Kudu, etc.) and handling large-scale data (PB-level and above) is preferred.
- Have the courage to take on complex problems and be willing to explore problems without clear solutions.
- Passions in learning new technologies and be able to quickly master and apply them to practical work.
- Familiar with the principles of HDFS, and knowledge of columnar storage formats such as Parquet and ORC is preferred.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $241680 - $456000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
Our team plays a crucial role in the data ecosystem of the TikTok Recommendation System, focusing on creating offline and real-time data storage solutions for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising businesses, serving over 1 billion users. The core goals of the team are to ensure high system reliability, uninterrupted service, and smooth data processing. We are committed to building a storage and computing infrastructure that can adapt to various data sources and meet diverse storage requirements, ultimately providing efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly data storage and management tools for the business.
- Architecture Design and Implementation: Design and implement offline and real-time data architectures for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising systems based on Paimon and Flink. Ensure efficient data processing and storage to meet the strict requirements of the business for data timeliness and accuracy.
- System Construction and Optimization: Design and implement flexible, scalable, stable, and high-performance storage systems and computing models. Use Paimon as the storage foundation and combine it with the powerful computing capabilities of Flink. Continuously optimize system performance to cope with the challenges brought by business growth.
- Troubleshooting and Stability Assurance: Be responsible for troubleshooting production systems. For problems that occur in the Paimon-Flink architecture during operation, design and implement necessary mechanisms and tools, such as data consistency assurance and exception recovery, to ensure the overall stability of the production system.
- Distributed System Construction: Build industry-leading distributed systems, including offline and online storage based on Paimon and batch and stream processing frameworks based on Flink, providing solid and reliable infrastructure support for massive data and large-scale business systems.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, or related fields, with experience in building scalable systems.
- Thorough understanding of Paimon and Flink, and be able to understand and use them at the source-code level.
- In-depth understanding of at least one data lake technology (such as Paimon), with practical implementation and customization experience, which should be highlighted in the resume.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Scala, with strong coding and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in data warehouse modeling and be able to design efficient data models that meet complex business scenarios.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in using other big-data systems/frameworks (such as Hive, HBase, Kudu, etc.) and handling large-scale data (PB-level and above) is preferred.
- Have the courage to take on complex problems and be willing to explore problems without clear solutions.
- Passions in learning new technologies and be able to quickly master and apply them to practical work.
- Familiar with the principles of HDFS, and knowledge of columnar storage formats such as Parquet and ORC is preferred.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $241680 - $456000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Storage Engineer
Align your degree to storage specializations
USCIS requires your degree field to match the role. A computer science or information systems degree maps cleanly to storage engineering, but a general IT or unrelated degree may trigger a Request for Evidence. Get a credential evaluation before you apply.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data for companies that have filed LCAs for storage or infrastructure roles. Employers already familiar with the E-3 visa LCA process move faster and make fewer errors in your paperwork.
Separate your job title from your job duties in applications
Many storage roles carry titles like 'IT Engineer' or 'Systems Administrator' that don't automatically read as specialty occupations. Make sure your offer letter and resume explicitly list storage-specific duties like SAN management, disaster recovery architecture, or cloud storage provisioning.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for LCA and consulate prep
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end. Storage roles often involve multi-site or hybrid cloud environments that require precise job description language to satisfy DOL prevailing wage classification.
Confirm your employer's E-Verify enrollment before offer stage
E-Verify enrollment isn't required for all E-3 employers, but some enterprise storage teams sit inside federal contractors who are mandated to enroll. Confirm enrollment status early so your start date isn't delayed by compliance onboarding after you sign.
Request a detailed offer letter covering your work location
If your storage role involves managing infrastructure across multiple data centers, your offer letter should specify your primary worksite. The consular officer will review this against your LCA, and location mismatches are a common reason for administrative processing delays.
E-3 Visa Storage Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Storage Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists Storage Engineer roles at companies actively willing to sponsor Australian nationals on the E-3 visa. Unlike general job boards, the listings are filtered for E-3 eligibility so you're not cold-applying to employers unfamiliar with the process. Search by role and location to see current openings with sponsorship confirmed.
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 a Storage Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, storage engineering qualifies as a specialty occupation when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information systems, electrical engineering, or a closely related field. Roles focused on enterprise SAN environments, cloud storage architecture, or data protection systems consistently meet the specialty occupation standard. Titles like 'Storage Administrator' or 'IT Engineer' can qualify, but your offer letter must describe duties that require that specific degree.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Storage Engineers in the U.S.?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian citizens and has a 10,500 annual allocation that has never been fully used, so there's no lottery and no cap risk. The H-1B visa, by contrast, is subject to an oversubscribed annual lottery with a roughly 25% selection rate for most applicants. For Storage Engineers, that means an E-3 can be filed any time of year after a job offer, while an H-1B may require waiting through multiple lottery cycles before starting work.
Can I switch storage employers after my E-3 is approved?
You can change employers on the E-3, but the new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need a new visa stamp before re-entering the U.S. if you travel internationally. There's no portability provision like the H-1B has under AC21. If your new role involves different storage technologies or a different job title, confirm the new position still meets the specialty occupation definition before your existing E-3 expires.