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Backend Infrastructure Engineer roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, where your employer documents that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. Cloud platforms, distributed systems, and site reliability engineering experience all support strong sponsorship cases for this role.
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Quanata is on a mission to help ensure a better world through context-based insurance solutions. We are an exceptional, customer centered team with a passion for creating innovative technologies, digital products, and brands. We blend some of the best Silicon Valley talent and cutting-edge thinking with the long-term backing of leading insurer, State Farm.
Learn more about us and our work at quanata.com
Our Team
Quanata, LLC is an insurance technology innovation company that engineers advanced risk prediction and prevention solutions, develops risk-focused acquisition capabilities, and builds/supports a full-stack, flexible, digital & increasingly AI-native insurance platform. This helps our primary clients, State Farm and HiRoad Assurance Company, adapt to evolving market needs. Quanata, LLC is wholly owned and funded by State Farm.
As a company that prioritizes an inclusive and positive culture, we believe the core of our success is in hiring talented people — across disciplines — who want to help us make a quantifiable impact.
The Role
As a Senior Manager, Back End Engineering, you'll lead a team of engineers responsible for the core policy, billing, and financial ledger platforms that support key product and operational initiatives at Quanata.
You'll combine people leadership with technical and architectural guidance, helping your team deliver scalable, secure, high-performing systems. You'll also help improve how the team operates, from engineering processes and capacity planning to technical decision-making and delivery.
Working closely with Product Management, Program Management, engineering leaders, and other teams across the company, you'll help align technical execution with broader business goals while coaching and developing mid-level, senior, and staff engineers.
Your Day-to-Day
- Coach, lead, and develop a team of mid-level, senior, and staff software engineers.
- Provide architectural guidance and support technical decision-making for back end systems.
- Partner with Product Management, Program Management, and teams across the company to drive successful product delivery.
- Improve engineering processes to increase team efficiency and effectiveness.
- Set and manage expectations with leadership and external stakeholders.
- Drive team performance against KPIs for throughput, product quality, security, and performance.
- Lead sprint and roadmap planning, capacity modeling, and resourcing efforts.
- Stay current on industry trends and help drive adoption of engineering best practices.
About You
- Bachelor's degree, an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 8–10 years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years of engineering management experience.
- Experience with personnel development and performance management.
- Project management experience.
- Experience with sprint and roadmap planning, capacity modeling, and resourcing.
- Strong technical architecture fluency, with a focus on back end systems.
- Strong enterprise partnership and stakeholder management skills.
- Executive-ready written communication skills.
Bonus Points
- Experience in a financial sector such as insurance, banking, or investing.
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering practices, including spec-driven development, context and harness engineering, and autonomous agentic workflows.
- Familiarity with technologies used by the team, including Go, Python, TypeScript, GraphQL, gRPC, Postgres, Mongo, Snowflake, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
Salary: $249,000 to $367,000*
Please note that the final salary offered will be determined based on the selected candidate's skills, and experience, as well as the internal salary structure at Quanata. Our aim is to offer a competitive and equitable compensation package that reflects the candidate's expertise and contributions to our organization.
Additional Details:
Benefits: We provide a wide variety of health, wellness and other benefits. These include medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental income plans for you and your dependents, a Headspace app subscription, monthly wellness allowance and a 401(k) Plan with a company match.
Work from Home Equipment: Given our virtual environment— in order to set you up for success at home, a one-time payment of $2K will be provided to cover the purchase of in-home office equipment and furniture at your discretion. Also, our teams work with MacBook Pros, which we will deliver to you fully provisioned prior to your first day.
Paid Time Off: All employees accrue four weeks of PTO in their first year of employment. New parents receive twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave which may be taken within one year after the birth and/or adoption of a child. The twelve weeks is applicable to both birthing and non-birthing parent.
Personal and Professional Development: We're committed to investing in and helping our people grow personally and professionally. All employees receive up to $5000 each year for professional learning, continuing education and career development. All team members also receive LinkedIn Learning subscriptions and access to multiple different coaching opportunities through BetterUp.
Location: We are a remote-first company for most positions so you may work from anywhere you like in the U.S, excluding U.S. territories. For most positions, occasional travel may be requested or encouraged but is not required. Some positions might require travel per the job description provided to the employee. Employees based in the San Francisco Bay Area or in Providence, Rhode Island may commute to one of our local offices as desired.
Hours: We maintain core meeting hours from 9AM - 2PM Pacific time for collaborating with team members across all time zones.
Quanata, LLC is an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
If you are a San Francisco resident, please read the City and County of San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance notice.
This role is employed by Quanata, LLC which is a separate company in the State Farm family of companies.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to your Talent Acquisition Partner for assistance.
About us
Quanata is on a mission to help ensure a better world through context-based insurance solutions. We are an exceptional, customer centered team with a passion for creating innovative technologies, digital products, and brands. We blend some of the best Silicon Valley talent and cutting-edge thinking with the long-term backing of leading insurer, State Farm.
Learn more about us and our work at quanata.com
Our Team
Quanata, LLC is an insurance technology innovation company that engineers advanced risk prediction and prevention solutions, develops risk-focused acquisition capabilities, and builds/supports a full-stack, flexible, digital & increasingly AI-native insurance platform. This helps our primary clients, State Farm and HiRoad Assurance Company, adapt to evolving market needs. Quanata, LLC is wholly owned and funded by State Farm.
As a company that prioritizes an inclusive and positive culture, we believe the core of our success is in hiring talented people — across disciplines — who want to help us make a quantifiable impact.
The Role
As a Senior Manager, Back End Engineering, you'll lead a team of engineers responsible for the core policy, billing, and financial ledger platforms that support key product and operational initiatives at Quanata.
You'll combine people leadership with technical and architectural guidance, helping your team deliver scalable, secure, high-performing systems. You'll also help improve how the team operates, from engineering processes and capacity planning to technical decision-making and delivery.
Working closely with Product Management, Program Management, engineering leaders, and other teams across the company, you'll help align technical execution with broader business goals while coaching and developing mid-level, senior, and staff engineers.
Your Day-to-Day
- Coach, lead, and develop a team of mid-level, senior, and staff software engineers.
- Provide architectural guidance and support technical decision-making for back end systems.
- Partner with Product Management, Program Management, and teams across the company to drive successful product delivery.
- Improve engineering processes to increase team efficiency and effectiveness.
- Set and manage expectations with leadership and external stakeholders.
- Drive team performance against KPIs for throughput, product quality, security, and performance.
- Lead sprint and roadmap planning, capacity modeling, and resourcing efforts.
- Stay current on industry trends and help drive adoption of engineering best practices.
About You
- Bachelor's degree, an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 8–10 years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years of engineering management experience.
- Experience with personnel development and performance management.
- Project management experience.
- Experience with sprint and roadmap planning, capacity modeling, and resourcing.
- Strong technical architecture fluency, with a focus on back end systems.
- Strong enterprise partnership and stakeholder management skills.
- Executive-ready written communication skills.
Bonus Points
- Experience in a financial sector such as insurance, banking, or investing.
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering practices, including spec-driven development, context and harness engineering, and autonomous agentic workflows.
- Familiarity with technologies used by the team, including Go, Python, TypeScript, GraphQL, gRPC, Postgres, Mongo, Snowflake, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
Salary: $249,000 to $367,000*
Please note that the final salary offered will be determined based on the selected candidate's skills, and experience, as well as the internal salary structure at Quanata. Our aim is to offer a competitive and equitable compensation package that reflects the candidate's expertise and contributions to our organization.
Additional Details:
Benefits: We provide a wide variety of health, wellness and other benefits. These include medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental income plans for you and your dependents, a Headspace app subscription, monthly wellness allowance and a 401(k) Plan with a company match.
Work from Home Equipment: Given our virtual environment— in order to set you up for success at home, a one-time payment of $2K will be provided to cover the purchase of in-home office equipment and furniture at your discretion. Also, our teams work with MacBook Pros, which we will deliver to you fully provisioned prior to your first day.
Paid Time Off: All employees accrue four weeks of PTO in their first year of employment. New parents receive twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave which may be taken within one year after the birth and/or adoption of a child. The twelve weeks is applicable to both birthing and non-birthing parent.
Personal and Professional Development: We're committed to investing in and helping our people grow personally and professionally. All employees receive up to $5000 each year for professional learning, continuing education and career development. All team members also receive LinkedIn Learning subscriptions and access to multiple different coaching opportunities through BetterUp.
Location: We are a remote-first company for most positions so you may work from anywhere you like in the U.S, excluding U.S. territories. For most positions, occasional travel may be requested or encouraged but is not required. Some positions might require travel per the job description provided to the employee. Employees based in the San Francisco Bay Area or in Providence, Rhode Island may commute to one of our local offices as desired.
Hours: We maintain core meeting hours from 9AM - 2PM Pacific time for collaborating with team members across all time zones.
Quanata, LLC is an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
If you are a San Francisco resident, please read the City and County of San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance notice.
This role is employed by Quanata, LLC which is a separate company in the State Farm family of companies.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to your Talent Acquisition Partner for assistance.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Backend Infrastructure Engineer
Document your systems architecture credentials early
Gather performance benchmarks, architecture diagrams, and project outcomes before your employer files the PERM application. DOL audits frequently request evidence that your role requires specialized skills, and specific infrastructure achievements strengthen that record.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search the DOL's OFLC disclosure data for companies that have previously filed PERM applications under SOC codes tied to infrastructure and systems engineering roles. Prior filings signal that the employer understands the process and has internal counsel to handle it.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 pathway with your employer
Backend Infrastructure Engineer roles typically qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, but a master's degree in computer science or equivalent may support an EB-2 petition. Ask your sponsoring employer to confirm which category they plan to file under before PERM starts.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring companies by role
Filter by job title and green card sponsorship history to surface employers actively hiring backend infrastructure engineers. Migrate Mate surfaces employer PERM filing patterns so you can prioritize outreach toward companies with a real track record of sponsoring this specific role.
Understand how PERM job requirements affect your offer letter
DOL requires that the PERM job description match your actual duties, not an inflated requirements list. If the offer letter lists skills you don't have, USCIS can challenge the I-140 petition later. Review the job description against your resume before signing.
Account for priority date backlogs in your offer negotiation
If you're born in India or China, EB-2 and EB-3 priority date backlogs can extend your wait significantly beyond the PERM filing date. Negotiate your employment start date and visa bridging terms with that timeline in mind, not just the initial PERM processing window.
Green Card Backend Infrastructure Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Backend Infrastructure Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Backend Infrastructure Engineer positions qualify for EB-3 sponsorship as skilled workers requiring at least two years of training or experience. If the role requires a master's degree or equivalent in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field, your employer may be able to file under EB-2 instead. The PERM job description determines which category applies, so the requirements listed in the labor certification are what USCIS evaluates.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for backend infrastructure roles?
H-1B visa status is temporary and tied to annual cap seasons and lottery selection, while a PERM-based green card leads to permanent residency with no renewal requirement. There's no annual cap lottery for EB-3 petitions the way there is for H-1B registrations. The tradeoff is time: PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status typically take two to four years for most nationalities, compared to an H-1B that can approve in weeks with premium processing.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from my employer?
Your employer must conduct a supervised DOL recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available for the Backend Infrastructure Engineer position. This includes posting the job through specific channels, documenting applicant rejections with lawful reasons, and submitting the ETA Form 9089 to DOL. The entire recruitment window typically runs 60 to 90 days before the PERM application can be filed.
How can I find employers who will sponsor a green card for this role?
Searching by job title alone won't tell you which employers have actually completed PERM filings for infrastructure engineering roles. Migrate Mate indexes DOL labor certification data so you can filter by job title and see which companies have a demonstrated history of sponsoring Backend Infrastructure Engineer positions specifically, helping you focus your applications on employers with a real track record.
Can I change jobs after my employer files the PERM application?
Changing employers resets the PERM process entirely, because the labor certification is tied to the specific employer and job description. If your I-140 has already been approved and you've been in adjustment of status for more than 180 days, portability rules under AC21 may let you move to a similar role without losing your priority date. Before accepting a competing offer, confirm with an immigration attorney whether your case has reached that threshold.