H-1B Visa Backend Software Engineer Jobs
Backend Software Engineer roles rank among the most consistently sponsored H-1B visa positions, with employers filing LCAs across distributed systems, API development, and cloud infrastructure work. The 85,000-cap lottery applies, but cap-exempt employers and October 1 start dates create predictable filing windows worth planning around.
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FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.
Job Summary
FreeWheel’s mission is to build great advertising software. We offer the most extensible and transparent advertising buying platform in the world, operating at a massive global scale. We don’t just operate a Demand Side Platform (DSP) – we are the platform that powers hundreds of DSPs! As a result, we process trillions of transactions to satisfy millions of dollars’ worth of advertising campaigns every month. Our employees enjoy a culture of transparency and one with many challenging problems to solve. We value moving fast, building high-quality reliable software, and supporting each other in the service of driving success for our customers’ businesses. Buyer Cloud (formerly Beeswax) is responsible for building and maintaining the services necessary to set up, configure, manage, monitor, and execute DSP digital real-time bidding campaigns. The App team focuses on APIs, support tools, and ad serving systems, supporting FreeWheel Engineering by enabling efficient and scalable programmatic advertising operations. We are seeking an entry-level Backend Python Developer to join our team. In this role, you will help design, develop, and test backend solutions that support business needs. Working closely with experienced engineers, you will contribute throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, development, testing, deployment, and application support. You will learn and apply engineering best practices, and help maintain code quality, system reliability, and operational excellence. This role offers an opportunity to build your technical skills, collaborate with a supportive team, and grow your career while solving real-world technical challenges.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Assisting with the design, development, and maintenance of software applications using appropriate programming languages
- Participating in code reviews, providing feedback for continuous development process improvement
- Implementing testing protocols to identify bugs, enhance performance, and ensure application reliability
- Participating in agile development practices, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, to enhance team collaboration and project management
- Staying informed on emerging technologies to suggest innovative solutions for software functionality
- Writing and editing technical documentation to support software design and application requirements
- Reviewing literature, patents, and current practices relevant to assigned projects to support the development of robust software functionality
- Working with Quality Assurance to ensure applications meet technical specifications and user needs
- Debugging software to enhance performance and user experience
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job
- Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services
- Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences
- Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers
- Drive results and growth
- Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities
Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Collaboration; Willingness to Learn; Software Development
Salary:
New York Pay Range: $90,088.45 - $135,132.67
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
0-2 Years
INTRODUCTION
FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.
Job Summary
FreeWheel’s mission is to build great advertising software. We offer the most extensible and transparent advertising buying platform in the world, operating at a massive global scale. We don’t just operate a Demand Side Platform (DSP) – we are the platform that powers hundreds of DSPs! As a result, we process trillions of transactions to satisfy millions of dollars’ worth of advertising campaigns every month. Our employees enjoy a culture of transparency and one with many challenging problems to solve. We value moving fast, building high-quality reliable software, and supporting each other in the service of driving success for our customers’ businesses. Buyer Cloud (formerly Beeswax) is responsible for building and maintaining the services necessary to set up, configure, manage, monitor, and execute DSP digital real-time bidding campaigns. The App team focuses on APIs, support tools, and ad serving systems, supporting FreeWheel Engineering by enabling efficient and scalable programmatic advertising operations. We are seeking an entry-level Backend Python Developer to join our team. In this role, you will help design, develop, and test backend solutions that support business needs. Working closely with experienced engineers, you will contribute throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, development, testing, deployment, and application support. You will learn and apply engineering best practices, and help maintain code quality, system reliability, and operational excellence. This role offers an opportunity to build your technical skills, collaborate with a supportive team, and grow your career while solving real-world technical challenges.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Assisting with the design, development, and maintenance of software applications using appropriate programming languages
- Participating in code reviews, providing feedback for continuous development process improvement
- Implementing testing protocols to identify bugs, enhance performance, and ensure application reliability
- Participating in agile development practices, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, to enhance team collaboration and project management
- Staying informed on emerging technologies to suggest innovative solutions for software functionality
- Writing and editing technical documentation to support software design and application requirements
- Reviewing literature, patents, and current practices relevant to assigned projects to support the development of robust software functionality
- Working with Quality Assurance to ensure applications meet technical specifications and user needs
- Debugging software to enhance performance and user experience
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job
- Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services
- Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences
- Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers
- Drive results and growth
- Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities
Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Collaboration; Willingness to Learn; Software Development
Salary:
New York Pay Range: $90,088.45 - $135,132.67
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
0-2 Years
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Backend Software Engineer
Match your SOC code before applying
Your H-1B petition is filed under a specific Standard Occupational Classification code. Backend engineers typically fall under SOC 15-1252. Confirm the role's SOC code matches your actual duties using O*NET before accepting an offer.
Verify employer LCA filing history early
Use Migrate Mate to filter Backend Software Engineer roles by verified DOL Labor Condition Application history, so you're targeting employers who have actually sponsored H-1B petitions for this role type, not just those who say they do.
Prepare a degree equivalency letter now
USCIS requires a direct-field bachelor's degree for specialty occupation. If your computer science or engineering degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation from a NACES-member service before your employer files the I-129.
Target cap-exempt employers to bypass the lottery
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research entities are cap-exempt, meaning your employer can file your H-1B petition any time without entering the March lottery. Backend engineering roles exist at many of these institutions.
Negotiate your start date around the October 1 window
Cap-subject H-1B petitions take effect October 1 at the earliest. If you're on OPT, confirm your EAD expiration covers the gap and ask your employer about cap-gap authorization under DOL and USCIS rules.
Request premium processing if your offer has a deadline
USCIS premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day adjudication decision for an additional fee. If your employer has a firm onboarding date or your current status expires soon, ask your employer's counsel to file Form I-907 alongside the I-129.
H-1B Visa Backend Software Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Backend Software Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, backend software engineering qualifies as a specialty occupation because it normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. USCIS evaluates the specific duties in the LCA and I-129 petition, so the job description must reflect work requiring that theoretical and practical application of specialized knowledge, not general IT support or broad programming tasks.
How do I find employers who actually sponsor H-1B visas for backend roles?
Migrate Mate shows verified LCA filing history by role and employer, so you can see which companies have filed DOL Labor Condition Applications for backend engineering positions. This is more reliable than asking recruiters, because LCA filings are public record and confirm an employer's actual sponsorship activity rather than their stated intention to sponsor.
Can I switch to a new backend engineering job while my H-1B is active?
Yes, under H-1B portability rules established by AC21, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a non-frivolous I-129 petition on your behalf, as long as your current H-1B has been approved for at least 180 days. The new role must still qualify as a specialty occupation in the same or a similar occupational classification as your original petition.
What happens to my H-1B if my backend engineering job involves remote work across multiple states?
Your employer must file a separate LCA for each work location where you spend more than a few days, including your home address if you work remotely from a different state than the employer's office. USCIS and DOL require the prevailing wage to reflect the actual work location, not the employer's headquarters, so remote backend roles can trigger multi-LCA filings.
Does the H-1B cap apply to backend engineering jobs at every company?
No. The 85,000-slot annual cap applies to most private-sector employers, but universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research entities are cap-exempt. Backend engineers hired by these organizations can have their H-1B petitions filed at any time of year without entering the lottery, which is worth factoring into your job search if your OPT window is narrow.