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Security Software Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under USCIS guidelines, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field. Employers across defense contracting, fintech, and cloud infrastructure regularly sponsor H-1B visa petitions for this title, though cap-subject filings require planning around the April lottery window.
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Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
THE EXPERIENCE
Join the team building the next-generation Security Assurance Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform at Salesforce. As a lead full stack engineer, you own the architecture, technical roadmap, and delivery of the platform's core engines, including policy as code, compliance as code, automated evidence collection, telemetry and alerting, and risk evaluation. You guide distributed feature teams from concept through deployment and shape how AI coding assistants are used across the engineering organization to raise both speed and code quality.
WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE DOING
- Take technical ownership of complex, multi-system initiatives, driving architectural decisions, technical specifications, phase planning, and execution across the delivery lifecycle.
- Architect resilient, cloud-native microservice architectures that process large-scale compliance telemetry, support automated evidence ingestion, and run low-latency risk evaluation engines.
- Partner with Product Management, Security Architects, and GRC leaders to translate business and regulatory strategies into detailed technical roadmaps, milestones, and sprint backlogs.
- Establish engineering standards, perform high-impact code and architecture reviews, enforce secure coding guidelines, and set rigorous continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) and testing benchmarks across the engineering organization.
- Design and implement extensible Policy as Code and Compliance as Code engines, using Open Policy Agent (OPA) or custom evaluation frameworks, along with runtime platforms such as Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools, that dynamically audit infrastructure and enterprise controls.
- Constrain the outputs of AI coding assistants with declarative, machine-readable rules.
- Lead the design of automated evidence collection pipelines that integrate with multi-cloud environments (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)), identity providers, enterprise security tools, CI/CD pipelines, ticketing systems, and corporate productivity applications such as Workday and NetSuite.
- Build dynamic risk analysis engines and auditing interfaces that map continuous technical evidence against major regulatory standards, including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, and System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2.
- Build and ship high-quality, production-grade software using modern engineering practices, with AI as a core part of your development workflow, pushing the boundaries of AI development tools to deliver secure, optimized, and high-quality code.
- Design and orchestrate complex systems where AI agents integrate seamlessly into human workflows, driving efficiency and innovation at scale.
- Contribute to building and maintaining shared system context, an explicit repository of system designs, constraints, and standards that enables AI to operate accurately and reliably.
- Critically evaluate code, whether human- or AI-generated, for correctness, quality, security, and performance.
- Lead the adoption and integration of AI coding assistants, such as Claude, Gemini, and OpenAI application programming interfaces (APIs), across the engineering lifecycle to improve team productivity, automate test generation, and streamline refactoring.
- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers across time zones, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Lead cross-functional alignment and technical discussions across a geographically dispersed team that works in an asynchronous-first culture.
YOU'RE OUR PERSON IF...
- 10 to 12+ years of professional full stack software and systems engineering experience, including 3+ years in a Lead, Staff, or Principal Engineer capacity leading technical projects and distributed engineering teams.
- A proven record of taking complex Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms or enterprise software projects from architectural inception to production delivery.
- The ability to break down ambiguous business requirements into high-level architecture designs, concrete technical epics, and actionable execution plans.
- Deep mastery of both Python and Java, including enterprise frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, Flask, and Spring Boot, and microservice design patterns.
- Advanced proficiency in modern JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular), with experience designing scalable component libraries and complex data visualization dashboards.
- Strong expertise in relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL and graph databases, distributed data processing, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and a public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, and SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria.
- Direct experience building or architecting systems around continuous control monitoring, automated audit trails, or policy engine evaluation, such as OPA with the Rego language.
- A demonstrated, genuine AI-first approach to engineering, using AI to move faster, build fluency across the stack, and contribute well beyond your core specialty.
- Experience using AI tools, such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Cursor, in development workflows, along with a strategic vision for integrating AI into technical workflows.
- Advanced prompt engineering skills, including the ability to write precise, structured prompts and cultivate the system context that makes AI outputs reliable, secure, and production-ready.
- A related technical degree required.
EVEN BETTER IF...
- Experience architecting commercial GRC tools, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, or CSPM systems.
- Practical experience implementing OPA or similar policy-as-code tools at scale.
- Security certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), or a cloud security specialty certification.
- Experience with the Salesforce platform, including Lightning Web Components, Apex, and Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL).
UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.
Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.
POSTING STATEMENT
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.
The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually.
The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
ABOUT SALESFORCE
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
THE EXPERIENCE
Join the team building the next-generation Security Assurance Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform at Salesforce. As a lead full stack engineer, you own the architecture, technical roadmap, and delivery of the platform's core engines, including policy as code, compliance as code, automated evidence collection, telemetry and alerting, and risk evaluation. You guide distributed feature teams from concept through deployment and shape how AI coding assistants are used across the engineering organization to raise both speed and code quality.
WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE DOING
- Take technical ownership of complex, multi-system initiatives, driving architectural decisions, technical specifications, phase planning, and execution across the delivery lifecycle.
- Architect resilient, cloud-native microservice architectures that process large-scale compliance telemetry, support automated evidence ingestion, and run low-latency risk evaluation engines.
- Partner with Product Management, Security Architects, and GRC leaders to translate business and regulatory strategies into detailed technical roadmaps, milestones, and sprint backlogs.
- Establish engineering standards, perform high-impact code and architecture reviews, enforce secure coding guidelines, and set rigorous continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) and testing benchmarks across the engineering organization.
- Design and implement extensible Policy as Code and Compliance as Code engines, using Open Policy Agent (OPA) or custom evaluation frameworks, along with runtime platforms such as Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools, that dynamically audit infrastructure and enterprise controls.
- Constrain the outputs of AI coding assistants with declarative, machine-readable rules.
- Lead the design of automated evidence collection pipelines that integrate with multi-cloud environments (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)), identity providers, enterprise security tools, CI/CD pipelines, ticketing systems, and corporate productivity applications such as Workday and NetSuite.
- Build dynamic risk analysis engines and auditing interfaces that map continuous technical evidence against major regulatory standards, including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, and System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2.
- Build and ship high-quality, production-grade software using modern engineering practices, with AI as a core part of your development workflow, pushing the boundaries of AI development tools to deliver secure, optimized, and high-quality code.
- Design and orchestrate complex systems where AI agents integrate seamlessly into human workflows, driving efficiency and innovation at scale.
- Contribute to building and maintaining shared system context, an explicit repository of system designs, constraints, and standards that enables AI to operate accurately and reliably.
- Critically evaluate code, whether human- or AI-generated, for correctness, quality, security, and performance.
- Lead the adoption and integration of AI coding assistants, such as Claude, Gemini, and OpenAI application programming interfaces (APIs), across the engineering lifecycle to improve team productivity, automate test generation, and streamline refactoring.
- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers across time zones, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Lead cross-functional alignment and technical discussions across a geographically dispersed team that works in an asynchronous-first culture.
YOU'RE OUR PERSON IF...
- 10 to 12+ years of professional full stack software and systems engineering experience, including 3+ years in a Lead, Staff, or Principal Engineer capacity leading technical projects and distributed engineering teams.
- A proven record of taking complex Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms or enterprise software projects from architectural inception to production delivery.
- The ability to break down ambiguous business requirements into high-level architecture designs, concrete technical epics, and actionable execution plans.
- Deep mastery of both Python and Java, including enterprise frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, Flask, and Spring Boot, and microservice design patterns.
- Advanced proficiency in modern JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular), with experience designing scalable component libraries and complex data visualization dashboards.
- Strong expertise in relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL and graph databases, distributed data processing, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and a public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, and SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria.
- Direct experience building or architecting systems around continuous control monitoring, automated audit trails, or policy engine evaluation, such as OPA with the Rego language.
- A demonstrated, genuine AI-first approach to engineering, using AI to move faster, build fluency across the stack, and contribute well beyond your core specialty.
- Experience using AI tools, such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Cursor, in development workflows, along with a strategic vision for integrating AI into technical workflows.
- Advanced prompt engineering skills, including the ability to write precise, structured prompts and cultivate the system context that makes AI outputs reliable, secure, and production-ready.
- A related technical degree required.
EVEN BETTER IF...
- Experience architecting commercial GRC tools, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, or CSPM systems.
- Practical experience implementing OPA or similar policy-as-code tools at scale.
- Security certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), or a cloud security specialty certification.
- Experience with the Salesforce platform, including Lightning Web Components, Apex, and Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL).
UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.
Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.
POSTING STATEMENT
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.
The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually.
The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Security Software Engineer
Align your degree to the role
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation claims for security roles when your degree is in a general field like IT or MIS. Document coursework in cryptography, network security, or secure systems design to strengthen the degree-to-job connection before your employer files.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning they can file H-1B petitions year-round without lottery risk. Security engineering roles at these organizations offer a faster path to status if you're not already H-1B eligible.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Security Software Engineer openings by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. This saves time by surfacing companies that have already navigated the DOL and USCIS process for this specific occupation code.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your job title and work location. Run your SOC code and metro area through the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer so you know the wage floor the employer is legally required to meet.
Ask about security clearance compatibility early
Many Security Software Engineer roles require or prefer a U.S. security clearance, which H-1B holders are generally ineligible to hold. Clarify clearance requirements during screening to avoid investing weeks in interviews for a role that can't be filled on H-1B status.
Plan your transfer filing before your I-94 expires
If you're changing employers, your new sponsor must file the H-1B transfer petition before your current authorized stay ends. You can start working for the new employer once the transfer receipt is issued, but a gap in filing can jeopardize your legal status.
H-1B Visa Security Software Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Security Software Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Security Software Engineer positions typically qualify because USCIS requires a theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge, and the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, or a closely related field. Roles focused on application security, penetration testing infrastructure, or cryptographic systems design have a strong specialty occupation record. Employers should document why the degree requirement is standard for the position.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Security Software Engineers?
Defense contractors, financial services firms, cloud platform providers, healthcare technology companies, and federal consulting firms file H-1B petitions regularly for Security Software Engineers. You can identify active sponsors by reviewing DOL LCA disclosure data or browsing verified employers on Migrate Mate, which surfaces companies with confirmed H-1B filing history for this occupation.
Can a Security Software Engineer job requiring a security clearance be filled on H-1B?
Generally no. Most U.S. government security clearances are unavailable to non-U.S. citizens, and many defense or intelligence-adjacent roles explicitly require clearance eligibility. If a job posting lists an active or adjudicated clearance as a requirement, it can't be filled on H-1B status. Roles that prefer but don't require clearance are often still viable, so read the requirement language carefully before applying.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my timeline as a Security Software Engineer?
Cap-subject H-1B petitions are subject to an annual lottery with registrations opening in March for an October 1 start date. If you're currently on OPT or another nonimmigrant status, you need to be registered and selected before your current authorization expires. Some Security Software Engineer employers are cap-exempt, which lets them file at any point during the year without lottery participation, giving you more scheduling flexibility.
What should I expect during the H-1B filing process for a Security Software Engineer role?
After your employer receives lottery selection, they file Form I-129 with USCIS, supported by an LCA certified by DOL confirming the prevailing wage for your role and work location. For Security Software Engineer positions, the petition package typically includes a detailed job duties letter explaining the specialized knowledge required. USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence if the specialty occupation connection to your degree isn't clearly documented, which is more common for generalist degree holders.