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Machine Learning roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the computer and mathematical occupations category, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, or a related field. Employers file an LCA with DOL before petitioning USCIS, certifying that your wage meets the prevailing level for your work location.
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Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Build and maintain Data/Solution Pipeline Engineering to ensure a robust and scalable data infrastructure that supports the training and deployment of machine learning models. Analyze existing Micron data sets to identify patterns, trends, and insights that can enhance machine learning model development. Design, implement, and iterate on machine learning models to address specific business challenges and enhance product functionality. Collaborate on data preprocessing and feature engineering to enhance the quality of input data for machine learning models. Design and optimize data structures in data management systems (Cloud platforms - Snowflake, GCP, Azure) to enable AI/ML solutions. Build custom software components and analytics applications. Design & Implement strategies for deploying machine learning models into production environments. Responsible for selecting best model to meet both model performance and minimize compute costs. Establish and maintain monitoring systems to track the performance of deployed models and facilitate continuous improvement. Create/Maintain CI/CD pipelines of machine learning solutions in the cloud environment. Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams to identify opportunities for integrating Generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Project solutions/platform. Collaborate with the Product team to design a Tactical roadmap for the adoption of Generative AI Technologies, paradigms & frameworks following organizational best practices. Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade applications leveraging Generative AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), multimodal architectures, and advanced prompt engineering. Responsibilities include fine-tuning pre-trained models on domain-specific datasets, implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for knowledge grounding, and building agentic systems that orchestrate autonomous workflows and integrate with domain-specific APIs.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
Position requires:
- Enterprise-grade end-to-end machine learning systems in cloud environments
- Regression and classification algorithms, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI
- Event-driven pipelines using Pub/Sub, Solace, or Kafka
- Docker and Kubernetes
- ETL/ELT pipelines with Kubeflow, Dataflow, or Airflow
- SQL
- API development (RESTful APIs) for machine learning models
- LLMs, multimodal models, prompt engineering, and agentic systems
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning domain specific models
- Semiconductor manufacturing big data
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers
For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron’s People Organization at hrsupport_na@micron.com or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Foundation
Strong communities and education are vital to the success of both society and innovative companies. Every Micron site understands the complex needs of their local community. Whether it’s through strategic giving, sponsorships or deploying team member volunteers, we are making a difference.
Sustainability
Micron is committed to sustainable practices and supporting our global community. We are building and maintaining sustainable operations, products, and communities while focusing on opportunities and risks that are most important to our business success and stakeholders.
INTRODUCTION
Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Build and maintain Data/Solution Pipeline Engineering to ensure a robust and scalable data infrastructure that supports the training and deployment of machine learning models. Analyze existing Micron data sets to identify patterns, trends, and insights that can enhance machine learning model development. Design, implement, and iterate on machine learning models to address specific business challenges and enhance product functionality. Collaborate on data preprocessing and feature engineering to enhance the quality of input data for machine learning models. Design and optimize data structures in data management systems (Cloud platforms - Snowflake, GCP, Azure) to enable AI/ML solutions. Build custom software components and analytics applications. Design & Implement strategies for deploying machine learning models into production environments. Responsible for selecting best model to meet both model performance and minimize compute costs. Establish and maintain monitoring systems to track the performance of deployed models and facilitate continuous improvement. Create/Maintain CI/CD pipelines of machine learning solutions in the cloud environment. Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams to identify opportunities for integrating Generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Project solutions/platform. Collaborate with the Product team to design a Tactical roadmap for the adoption of Generative AI Technologies, paradigms & frameworks following organizational best practices. Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade applications leveraging Generative AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), multimodal architectures, and advanced prompt engineering. Responsibilities include fine-tuning pre-trained models on domain-specific datasets, implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for knowledge grounding, and building agentic systems that orchestrate autonomous workflows and integrate with domain-specific APIs.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
Position requires:
- Enterprise-grade end-to-end machine learning systems in cloud environments
- Regression and classification algorithms, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI
- Event-driven pipelines using Pub/Sub, Solace, or Kafka
- Docker and Kubernetes
- ETL/ELT pipelines with Kubeflow, Dataflow, or Airflow
- SQL
- API development (RESTful APIs) for machine learning models
- LLMs, multimodal models, prompt engineering, and agentic systems
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning domain specific models
- Semiconductor manufacturing big data
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers
For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron’s People Organization at hrsupport_na@micron.com or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Foundation
Strong communities and education are vital to the success of both society and innovative companies. Every Micron site understands the complex needs of their local community. Whether it’s through strategic giving, sponsorships or deploying team member volunteers, we are making a difference.
Sustainability
Micron is committed to sustainable practices and supporting our global community. We are building and maintaining sustainable operations, products, and communities while focusing on opportunities and risks that are most important to our business success and stakeholders.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Machine Learning
Verify your degree field matches
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree and the ML role. A computer science or statistics degree maps cleanly, but a business degree rarely does. If your degree is adjacent, gather course transcripts showing machine learning or data science coursework before applying.
Check prevailing wages before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your specific SOC code and work location. Your offer must meet at least Level I, but most ML roles are filed at Level II or III, which affects what employers can realistically sponsor.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing pathways
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research entities can file H-1B petitions year-round without entering the lottery. ML research roles at these institutions let you start work before October 1, bypassing the April registration window entirely.
Find verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with confirmed LCA filing history for machine learning and data science roles. You'll see which companies have actually sponsored H-1B workers in your target occupation, not just which ones claim to be open to sponsorship.
Clarify remote work before the LCA is filed
Your employer's LCA ties your prevailing wage to a specific worksite location. If you're working remotely from a different metro area than the employer's office, a separate LCA must be filed for that location. Resolve this before the petition is submitted, not after.
Request premium processing if your OPT end date is close
USCIS offers premium processing on Form I-129, which guarantees a decision within 15 business days. If your OPT authorization expires within three to four months of your start date, ask your employer to elect premium processing to avoid a gap in work authorization.
H-1B Visa Machine Learning: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a machine learning role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Machine learning positions fall under computer and mathematical occupations and consistently qualify as specialty occupations because they require theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge in algorithms, statistical modeling, or neural network architecture. USCIS expects your degree to be in a directly related field such as computer science, applied mathematics, or statistics, not a general business or unrelated technical discipline.
Which employers actually sponsor H-1B visas for machine learning jobs?
Technology companies, financial services firms, healthcare analytics organizations, and defense contractors are the most active H-1B sponsors for ML roles. The most reliable way to identify verified sponsors is to search Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers based on confirmed DOL LCA filing history for machine learning and related data science occupations, rather than self-reported sponsorship willingness.
How does the H-1B lottery affect machine learning job seekers specifically?
The annual H-1B cap applies to most private-sector ML roles, with registration opening each March and USCIS conducting a random lottery if registrations exceed the 85,000 cap. If you're not selected, employment at a cap-exempt institution such as a university research lab or qualifying nonprofit is the primary alternative that bypasses the lottery entirely and allows an immediate petition filing.
Can my employer file my H-1B petition while I'm working on OPT STEM extension?
Yes, and this is the standard path for most F-1 graduates. Your employer registers you in the March lottery, and if selected, files Form I-129 before October 1. Your STEM OPT remains valid until your H-1B status takes effect, provided your employer is E-Verify enrolled, which is a mandatory condition for all STEM OPT extensions. Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer.
What happens to my H-1B status if my machine learning role changes significantly?
A material change in job duties, title, or work location can require your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before the change takes effect. Moving from an individual contributor ML role to a managerial position, or shifting from model development to data engineering, are the kinds of changes that typically trigger an amendment. Ask your employer to review any significant role change with their immigration counsel before it's finalized.