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API Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the computer occupations SOC codes, requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Employers filing H-1B petitions for API Engineers must certify a prevailing wage through a DOL Labor Condition Application before USCIS can approve your petition.
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Note: if you are an intern, new grad, staff, front-end, or full-stack applicant, please do not apply using this link and visit our jobs page for those specific postings.
ABOUT STRIPE
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
ABOUT THE TEAM
MaaS sub-organizations include Accounts and Connect, Money Movement and Storage (MMS), Banking as a Service (BaaS), and Crypto. Money as a Service (MaaS) oversees a diverse portfolio of core Stripe products and platforms. These offerings facilitate the global movement and management of funds for users. The teams that fall under the MaaS umbrella include Accounts and Connect, Money Movement and Storage (MMS), Crypto, and Banking as a Service (BaaS). Together, these teams work to ensure Stripe users have the robust financial infrastructure and tools they need to power their businesses on a global scale. Exact team matching for one of the subteams begins during final stages. Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. Find more information on our team matching process here.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We're looking for Backend Engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale with a passion for building ergonomic APIs. You'll play a key role in extending our balance management platform and in building out a new funds accessibility platform that enterprises and SMBs use. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams—from Infrastructure to Product—at Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.
- Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests
- Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
- Mentor engineers to help them grow
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes
- Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- 2–12+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships or co-ops)
- Strong coding skills in any programming language (we understand new languages can be learned on the job, so our interview process is language-agnostic)
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across workstreams within your team and contribute to your peers' success
- Ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility, with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems and delight both internal and external users
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems
- Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud-based services (e.g., gRPC, GraphQL, Docker and Kubernetes, cloud services such as AWS, etc.)
HYBRID WORK AT STRIPE
This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).
IN-OFFICE EXPECTATIONS
Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.
WORKING REMOTELY AT STRIPE
A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.
PAY AND BENEFITS
The annual US base salary range for this role is $190,400 - $285,600. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
INTRODUCTION
Note: if you are an intern, new grad, staff, front-end, or full-stack applicant, please do not apply using this link and visit our jobs page for those specific postings.
ABOUT STRIPE
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
ABOUT THE TEAM
MaaS sub-organizations include Accounts and Connect, Money Movement and Storage (MMS), Banking as a Service (BaaS), and Crypto. Money as a Service (MaaS) oversees a diverse portfolio of core Stripe products and platforms. These offerings facilitate the global movement and management of funds for users. The teams that fall under the MaaS umbrella include Accounts and Connect, Money Movement and Storage (MMS), Crypto, and Banking as a Service (BaaS). Together, these teams work to ensure Stripe users have the robust financial infrastructure and tools they need to power their businesses on a global scale. Exact team matching for one of the subteams begins during final stages. Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. Find more information on our team matching process here.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We're looking for Backend Engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale with a passion for building ergonomic APIs. You'll play a key role in extending our balance management platform and in building out a new funds accessibility platform that enterprises and SMBs use. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams—from Infrastructure to Product—at Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.
- Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests
- Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
- Mentor engineers to help them grow
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes
- Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- 2–12+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships or co-ops)
- Strong coding skills in any programming language (we understand new languages can be learned on the job, so our interview process is language-agnostic)
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across workstreams within your team and contribute to your peers' success
- Ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility, with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems and delight both internal and external users
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems
- Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud-based services (e.g., gRPC, GraphQL, Docker and Kubernetes, cloud services such as AWS, etc.)
HYBRID WORK AT STRIPE
This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).
IN-OFFICE EXPECTATIONS
Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.
WORKING REMOTELY AT STRIPE
A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.
PAY AND BENEFITS
The annual US base salary range for this role is $190,400 - $285,600. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
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Verify your role meets specialty occupation criteria
Pull the O*NET profile for your target job title and confirm it lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level requirement. USCIS scrutinizes API Engineer petitions where job duties overlap general IT support, so your offer letter must specify the degree field required.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter API Engineer roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation code. Employers with repeat LCA filings have proven H-1B infrastructure and are less likely to withdraw an offer mid-process.
Audit your degree field before applying
USCIS requires your degree to be in a field directly related to API engineering, such as computer science or software engineering. If your degree is in a tangential field, gather coursework transcripts and a credential evaluation showing technical equivalency before interviews start.
Ask about cap-exempt employer status early
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and certain government entities are cap-exempt, meaning they can file H-1B petitions year-round without entering the lottery. If your API Engineer role is at one of these employers, your petition timeline is independent of the annual April registration window.
Confirm wage level at time of offer negotiation
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the prevailing rate for your SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the Level I through Level IV wage tiers for your metro area before you accept an offer, so you're not surprised by a lower-than-expected certified wage.
Use your 60-day grace period strategically
If your H-1B employment ends before your petition expires, USCIS allows a 60-day grace period to secure a new employer's H-1B transfer filing. Have your technical portfolio and API project documentation ready to accelerate the new employer's petition preparation within that window.
H-1B Visa Api Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an API Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field such as computer science or software engineering. USCIS evaluates each petition individually, so your employer's job description must clearly tie API design and integration duties to that degree requirement rather than treating the degree as a general preference.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for API Engineer roles?
Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified LCA filing history for API Engineer and related software occupations, so you can focus applications on companies with a proven H-1B track record. Employers who have filed multiple LCAs for this occupation code typically have established immigration counsel and internal processes that reduce offer-withdrawal risk during the petition stage.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer if I change API Engineer jobs?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition with USCIS, without waiting for approval, as long as you've maintained valid H-1B status. Your new employer files a new I-129 petition and LCA covering the specific API Engineer duties and work location for the new role.
What happens to my H-1B status if my API Engineer project is remote or involves multiple client sites?
Your employer must file an amended H-1B petition or an updated LCA with USCIS whenever you work at a new worksite that falls outside the geographic area covered by your original LCA. For API Engineers who work remotely or on client engagements across different metro areas, this is a common compliance obligation that your employer's immigration team should track proactively.
Does contract or consulting work affect my H-1B sponsorship as an API Engineer?
It can. USCIS applies the employer-employee relationship test strictly to H-1B petitions, so your sponsoring employer must retain the right to control your day-to-day work even when you're placed at a third-party client site. Consulting arrangements where the end client directs your tasks and sets your schedule have historically drawn additional scrutiny from USCIS during H-1B adjudication.