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Front 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 related field. Employers file the Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the annual cap lottery runs each April for October 1 start dates.
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Software Engineer (Front-End) - Essex Management
Location - Mostly remote within the US. (Please be advised that there is an expectation despite majority of the work being remote that one can come into the HQ in Rockville, Maryland roughly 10% of the year for new project kicks offs, team building, company town halls etc.)
About Essex
This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.
Primary Purpose
This is an engineering role that works as part of the software engineering team towards the development and deployment of enterprise and informatics software systems to support cancer clinical trials and research. The role provides a strong career growth opportunity in an innovative technology environment working in one of our nation's premier research organizations.
Responsibilities:
- Manage individual task priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Develop scalable, reliable, and performant enterprise-level software systems and services for our clients, using an Object-Oriented programming language and software libraries/framework.
- Write well-tested and maintainable code leveraging unit, integration, and BDD tests.
- Contribute to project documentation, including architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, API documentation, and technical SOPs.
- Participate in SCRUM Sprint planning, standup, review, and retrospective meetings.
- Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment to move features (JIRA tasks) across all tiers in a CI/CD Agile SCRUM environment.
- Be a proactive part of the software engineering team, looking to make improvements to our engineering practices.
- Shadow senior team members during interviews.
- Contribute to mentoring junior members of the team.
Qualifications
Required Experience:
- Strong communication skills (oral and written).
- Experience coding in C#/.NET, Python, Java, or comparable programming languages.
- Experience building enterprise software systems that run in Azure Cloud environment using technologies such as Azure Container Apps (or AKS), Azure Functions, Azure Queue Storage (or Service Bus Queues), Azure Service Bus Topics (or Event Grid), Azure Blob Storage, Azure API Management, Azure Cosmos DB (Table API), Azure AI Search, Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server, Azure Cosmos DB (Gremlin API), Azure Cosmos DB (MongoDB API), Azure Bicep (or Azure CDK).
- Experience developing software systems with a backing relational and/or NoSQL databases using ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy.
- Experience developing microservices with RESTful API and/or grpc to exchange data via JSON, XML, and other data exchange formats.
- Experience working in an agile development environment with methodologies such as SCRUM or Kanban.
- Experience using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
- 6 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages and with data structures/algorithms.
- Azure Fundamentals or Associate certification.
- Possession of a Bachelor or Graduate degree in a technical field such as Computer Science from an accredited college or university (according to CHEA).
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering practices and tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Claude Code, as well as conducting efficient and accurate code reviews of AI-generated code.
- Two or more years of experience building enterprise software systems that run in a Production Azure Cloud environment.
- Experience with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes are a plus.
- 2+ years of working with a CI/CD pipeline using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions (or similar tools).
- Experience integrating with Okta and additional 3rd party systems.
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS is a plus.
Be Part of One Team, One Purpose.
At Emmes Group, we’re shaping the future of clinical research—where human intelligence meets cutting-edge technology to drive meaningful advancements in healthcare. With over 47 years of scientific excellence, we’ve led groundbreaking research in cell and gene therapy, vaccines, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.
Through our two business units—Emmes, a full-service CRO, and Veridix AI, our technology, data, and analytical solutions —we are modernizing clinical trials and accelerating the development of life-changing therapies.
We believe that every clinical breakthrough starts with people—people who are passionate, purpose-driven, and ready to make an impact. At Emmes Group, we bring People, Science, and Technology together to collaborate with our customers and deliver global health impact. Our culture is built on integrity, collaboration, and innovation, ensuring that every challenge is met with perseverance and accountability.
If you’re looking for a career where your work advances global health and where scientific excellence meets real-world impact, join us and be part of something bigger. One Team, One Purpose.
CONNECT WITH US!
Find us on LinkedIn:/the-emmes-group/
Overview:
Software Engineer (Front-End) - Essex Management
Location - Mostly remote within the US. (Please be advised that there is an expectation despite majority of the work being remote that one can come into the HQ in Rockville, Maryland roughly 10% of the year for new project kicks offs, team building, company town halls etc.)
About Essex
This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.
Primary Purpose
This is an engineering role that works as part of the software engineering team towards the development and deployment of enterprise and informatics software systems to support cancer clinical trials and research. The role provides a strong career growth opportunity in an innovative technology environment working in one of our nation's premier research organizations.
Responsibilities:
- Manage individual task priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Develop scalable, reliable, and performant enterprise-level software systems and services for our clients, using an Object-Oriented programming language and software libraries/framework.
- Write well-tested and maintainable code leveraging unit, integration, and BDD tests.
- Contribute to project documentation, including architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, API documentation, and technical SOPs.
- Participate in SCRUM Sprint planning, standup, review, and retrospective meetings.
- Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment to move features (JIRA tasks) across all tiers in a CI/CD Agile SCRUM environment.
- Be a proactive part of the software engineering team, looking to make improvements to our engineering practices.
- Shadow senior team members during interviews.
- Contribute to mentoring junior members of the team.
Qualifications
Required Experience:
- Strong communication skills (oral and written).
- Experience coding in C#/.NET, Python, Java, or comparable programming languages.
- Experience building enterprise software systems that run in Azure Cloud environment using technologies such as Azure Container Apps (or AKS), Azure Functions, Azure Queue Storage (or Service Bus Queues), Azure Service Bus Topics (or Event Grid), Azure Blob Storage, Azure API Management, Azure Cosmos DB (Table API), Azure AI Search, Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server, Azure Cosmos DB (Gremlin API), Azure Cosmos DB (MongoDB API), Azure Bicep (or Azure CDK).
- Experience developing software systems with a backing relational and/or NoSQL databases using ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy.
- Experience developing microservices with RESTful API and/or grpc to exchange data via JSON, XML, and other data exchange formats.
- Experience working in an agile development environment with methodologies such as SCRUM or Kanban.
- Experience using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
- 6 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages and with data structures/algorithms.
- Azure Fundamentals or Associate certification.
- Possession of a Bachelor or Graduate degree in a technical field such as Computer Science from an accredited college or university (according to CHEA).
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering practices and tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Claude Code, as well as conducting efficient and accurate code reviews of AI-generated code.
- Two or more years of experience building enterprise software systems that run in a Production Azure Cloud environment.
- Experience with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes are a plus.
- 2+ years of working with a CI/CD pipeline using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions (or similar tools).
- Experience integrating with Okta and additional 3rd party systems.
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS is a plus.
Be Part of One Team, One Purpose.
At Emmes Group, we’re shaping the future of clinical research—where human intelligence meets cutting-edge technology to drive meaningful advancements in healthcare. With over 47 years of scientific excellence, we’ve led groundbreaking research in cell and gene therapy, vaccines, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.
Through our two business units—Emmes, a full-service CRO, and Veridix AI, our technology, data, and analytical solutions —we are modernizing clinical trials and accelerating the development of life-changing therapies.
We believe that every clinical breakthrough starts with people—people who are passionate, purpose-driven, and ready to make an impact. At Emmes Group, we bring People, Science, and Technology together to collaborate with our customers and deliver global health impact. Our culture is built on integrity, collaboration, and innovation, ensuring that every challenge is met with perseverance and accountability.
If you’re looking for a career where your work advances global health and where scientific excellence meets real-world impact, join us and be part of something bigger. One Team, One Purpose.
CONNECT WITH US!
Find us on LinkedIn:/the-emmes-group/
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Document your degree's field equivalency
USCIS requires your degree to directly relate to front end development. A computer science or software engineering degree is straightforward, but a math or design degree needs a credential evaluation letter explaining how coursework maps to the role.
Check employers' LCA filing history first
Before applying, confirm the company has filed Labor Condition Applications for front end or software roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL filing history by employer so you're targeting companies with a verified H-1B track record, not guessing.
Look beyond FAANG for cap-exempt roles
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated organizations are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition isn't subject to the lottery. Front end developer roles at these employers can start any time of year with no April registration required.
Verify the prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer's LCA must certify your salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for your location and job title. Run the OFLC Wage Search using SOC code 15-1252 before negotiating so you know the floor and can spot offers that won't survive DOL certification.
Request premium processing if your OPT end date is tight
USCIS premium processing reduces the I-129 adjudication window to 15 business days. If your OPT or STEM OPT extension expires close to October 1, ask your employer to file with premium processing to avoid a gap in work authorization.
Align your portfolio to specialty occupation evidence
USCIS RFEs on front end roles often challenge whether the position genuinely requires a degree. Your employer's petition is stronger when the job description references degree-specific skills like algorithms, system architecture, or performance optimization, not just HTML and CSS fluency.
H-1B Visa Front End Developer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Front End Developer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, front end developer positions qualify when the employer's job description requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. USCIS scrutinizes roles that list a degree as preferred rather than required, so the job posting language matters. Employers who have sponsored similar roles before and have approved LCAs on file carry less risk of an RFE on specialty occupation grounds.
How do I find Front End Developer employers that sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate filters front end developer job listings specifically by employers with H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history, so you're only seeing companies that have already gone through the DOL and USCIS process for this visa category. You can also cross-reference DOL LCA disclosure data by SOC code 15-1252 to see which employers have certified front end or web developer positions in your target metro area.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm laid off from a Front End Developer role?
USCIS provides a 60-day grace period after involuntary termination, during which you can transfer to a new H-1B employer through an H-1B portability transfer, change status, or begin a departure process. Your new employer must file an I-129 transfer petition before the 60 days expire. Front end developer roles at companies with active LCA filings are the fastest path to a transfer because the employer's compliance infrastructure is already in place.
Can a Front End Developer on OPT start working before the H-1B cap lottery?
Yes. If you're on OPT or a STEM OPT extension, you can work for an H-1B-sponsoring employer now and have them file your H-1B registration in March for the April lottery. If selected, your H-1B status begins October 1 and your OPT authorization covers the gap. STEM OPT extensions last 24 months, which typically provides enough runway for one full lottery cycle and approval.
What SOC code do employers use when filing an H-1B LCA for a Front End Developer?
Most employers file under SOC code 15-1252 (Software Developers) or 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) depending on how the role is scoped. The SOC code determines which prevailing wage tier DOL applies, so it directly affects the certified salary floor. You can check the O*NET profile for SOC 15-1252 to see how the occupation is defined and confirm your duties align before your employer submits the LCA.