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Back end developer roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a directly related field. Employers file the LCA with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the 85,000-slot annual cap means timing your job search around the April lottery window matters.
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Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a Software Engineer (Backend Developer) to support our client's intelligence analysis products and capabilities. This position involves providing software development capabilities to enhance existing and emerging client capabilities, including design and development, modernization of existing applications and services, and operations and sustainment. The role focuses on driving the client's adaptation of higher levels of automation and operational efficiency through agile development methodologies, rapid prototyping, and modern technology stacks. The Senior Backend Developer provides comprehensive knowledge across multiple backend and cloud technologies, leading major assignments and guiding project outcomes. Functions as a technical expert and may lead teams of developers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale backend services.
- Architect and optimize secure DevSecOps pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Direct the migration, scaling, and modernization of applications in AWS environments.
- Drive geospatial solution integration across enterprise applications.
- Define technical standards, coding guidelines, and best practices.
- Supervise development teams and provide technical mentorship.
- Evaluate performance results and recommend project-wide improvements.
- Support proposal writing, technical white papers, and client briefings.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 9–13 years of backend development experience.
- Expert proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and/or Python.
- Proven leadership in DevSecOps adoption and Agile/SAFe development frameworks.
- Advanced AWS expertise, including architecture and deployment of containerized applications.
- Deep experience with geospatial systems and enterprise integration.
- Strong ability to plan, manage, and deliver complex technology assignments.
- Using GitLab for code source repository and using GitLab CI/CD.
- Developing customized code, scripts, modules, macro procedures, or libraries for specialized spatial analysis functions using languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, C, C++, C#, Perl, or similar.
- Experience working independently with clients or stakeholders to develop user stories for full-service consumer and business applications.
- Experience with government and/or commercial imagery products, including SAR or related RADAR imaging technologies.
- Developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and working with open-source and proprietary geospatial formats.
- Using and developing common geospatial tools, data, and operating platforms such as:
- Tools: Boundless Spatial suite, Remote View, PostGRES/PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, Image Server, File Geodatabases
- Data Formats: KML, KMZ, NITF, TIFF, JPEG, GeoPDF, and similar geo-related formats and data structures
- Abstracting new or legacy systems via standards-based APIs, including Open Geospatial Consortium standards
- Developing terrain analysis visualization and algorithms
- Developing automated detection algorithms
- Experience with Argo Workflows
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Flexible work environment
- A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
- Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies
ENJOY EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- A work-life balance you can count on
- Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime
THE BENEFITS YOU GET WITH FREEDOM
- Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
- Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
- Competitive salary offerings
- Paid training and tuition reimbursement
- Referral bonuses
- Fully paid life and disability
- Annual logo wear allowance
- Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)
Interested in learning more about Freedom and our culture? Contact us today! We're constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.
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Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at
Phone: 410-290-9035
Email: recruiting@goftsg.com
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
If you want to view the EEO Law poster, please choose your language:
English - Spanish - Arabic - Chinese
If you want to view the EEO Law Supplement poster, please choose your language:
English - Spanish - Chinese
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INTRODUCTION
Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a Software Engineer (Backend Developer) to support our client's intelligence analysis products and capabilities. This position involves providing software development capabilities to enhance existing and emerging client capabilities, including design and development, modernization of existing applications and services, and operations and sustainment. The role focuses on driving the client's adaptation of higher levels of automation and operational efficiency through agile development methodologies, rapid prototyping, and modern technology stacks. The Senior Backend Developer provides comprehensive knowledge across multiple backend and cloud technologies, leading major assignments and guiding project outcomes. Functions as a technical expert and may lead teams of developers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale backend services.
- Architect and optimize secure DevSecOps pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Direct the migration, scaling, and modernization of applications in AWS environments.
- Drive geospatial solution integration across enterprise applications.
- Define technical standards, coding guidelines, and best practices.
- Supervise development teams and provide technical mentorship.
- Evaluate performance results and recommend project-wide improvements.
- Support proposal writing, technical white papers, and client briefings.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 9–13 years of backend development experience.
- Expert proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and/or Python.
- Proven leadership in DevSecOps adoption and Agile/SAFe development frameworks.
- Advanced AWS expertise, including architecture and deployment of containerized applications.
- Deep experience with geospatial systems and enterprise integration.
- Strong ability to plan, manage, and deliver complex technology assignments.
- Using GitLab for code source repository and using GitLab CI/CD.
- Developing customized code, scripts, modules, macro procedures, or libraries for specialized spatial analysis functions using languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, C, C++, C#, Perl, or similar.
- Experience working independently with clients or stakeholders to develop user stories for full-service consumer and business applications.
- Experience with government and/or commercial imagery products, including SAR or related RADAR imaging technologies.
- Developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and working with open-source and proprietary geospatial formats.
- Using and developing common geospatial tools, data, and operating platforms such as:
- Tools: Boundless Spatial suite, Remote View, PostGRES/PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, Image Server, File Geodatabases
- Data Formats: KML, KMZ, NITF, TIFF, JPEG, GeoPDF, and similar geo-related formats and data structures
- Abstracting new or legacy systems via standards-based APIs, including Open Geospatial Consortium standards
- Developing terrain analysis visualization and algorithms
- Developing automated detection algorithms
- Experience with Argo Workflows
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Flexible work environment
- A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
- Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies
ENJOY EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- A work-life balance you can count on
- Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime
THE BENEFITS YOU GET WITH FREEDOM
- Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
- Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
- Competitive salary offerings
- Paid training and tuition reimbursement
- Referral bonuses
- Fully paid life and disability
- Annual logo wear allowance
- Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)
Interested in learning more about Freedom and our culture? Contact us today! We're constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.
Applicant Federal & E-Verify Postings VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at
Phone: 410-290-9035
Email: recruiting@goftsg.com
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
If you want to view the EEO Law poster, please choose your language:
English - Spanish - Arabic - Chinese
If you want to view the EEO Law Supplement poster, please choose your language:
English - Spanish - Chinese
If you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link:
English
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Back End Developer
Map your degree to SOC codes
Your H-1B petition ties your role to a specific SOC occupation code. Pull the O*NET profile for software developers and match your degree field to the listed education requirements before your employer files the LCA.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities are exempt from the 85,000-slot cap. Applying to these employers means your petition can be filed any time of year, not just during the April lottery window.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified sponsors
Search Migrate Mate for back end developer roles filtered by employers with active H-1B LCA filing history. This surfaces companies that have already certified wages with DOL, cutting out employers who express interest but have never filed.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the prevailing level, and knowing Level II versus Level III thresholds strengthens your negotiating position.
Prepare a specialty occupation evidence file
USCIS frequently issues RFEs for back end developer roles questioning whether the position genuinely requires a specific degree. Collect job postings from comparable companies, your employer's internal org chart showing degree requirements, and your transcripts showing relevant coursework.
Time your start date around cap-gap coverage
If you're transitioning from F-1 OPT, your cap-gap protection extends work authorization through September 30 of the fiscal year your H-1B petition was selected. Confirm your I-20 reflects a timely cap-gap extension before your OPT EAD expiration date.
H-1B Visa Back End Developer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a back end developer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, back end developer positions typically qualify because USCIS recognizes software development as requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. The key requirement is that your specific role and your employer's job description must establish that a theoretical and practical application of that degree is a normal requirement for the position, not just a preference.
How do I find back end developer jobs where employers are already set up to sponsor H-1B visas?
Search on Migrate Mate, which filters roles by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history through DOL. This means the companies listed have already gone through the Labor Condition Application process for comparable roles, so you're not starting a conversation with an employer who has no experience sponsoring H-1B petitions.
Can my employer file my H-1B petition outside the April cap lottery?
Only if your employer qualifies as cap-exempt. Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and entities affiliated with government research programs can file H-1B petitions year-round without entering the lottery. For-profit tech companies are cap-subject, meaning your petition must be registered during the March registration window for the April selection. If you're already in H-1B status with a cap-subject employer, a transfer to a new cap-subject employer doesn't require re-entering the lottery.
What happens to my work authorization if my H-1B isn't selected in the lottery while I'm on OPT?
If USCIS selects your H-1B petition and your employer files before your OPT expires, your cap-gap protection automatically extends your work authorization through September 30. If your petition isn't selected, you'll need to stop working when your OPT EAD expires unless you have another work-authorized status. Your DSO can annotate your I-20 to reflect cap-gap coverage once USCIS confirms receipt of the petition.
What is an LCA and what does it mean for back end developer roles specifically?
A Labor Condition Application is the DOL certification your employer must obtain before USCIS will accept your H-1B petition. For back end developer roles, the LCA locks in a specific SOC occupation code and certifies that your offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for that role in your work location. If your employer plans to place you at a client site, the LCA must reflect the client's location, not the employer's headquarters.