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Software Engineer roles sit squarely within H-1B visa specialty occupation requirements, making them one of the most consistently sponsored job titles in the U.S. Most positions fall under SOC code 15-1252, and employers filing LCAs must certify they're paying the DOL prevailing wage for your level and location.
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It's a great time to join us at Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)! ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company with the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights. By working here, you can contribute to solutions and expertise that strengthen economies and enrich lives. We think big, embrace challenges and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.
ARC is looking for a Software Quality Engineer II to review project documentation (requirements/user stories, designs) to create, present, and maintain test artifacts including automated tests. Break down test scope and identify automation opportunities. Coordinate automated testing within a project. Create, update, and execute test scripts. Identify, create, and maintain test data sets. Provide support and ensure adherence to quality automation standards. Maintain required automated test documentation and reporting. Work in cross-functional teams with development and collaborate with all project team members in a productive way.
WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:
- Review and interpret requirements/user stories and design documents to understand the application(s) or areas assigned to derive automated test scope & strategy for functional and API verification scripts. This includes determination and creation of test data sets.
- Participate in cross-functional teams / multi-site meetings and initiatives, ensure the interdepartmental integration of the automation function for software test planning. Contribute to project discussion and provide input on feasibility of functionality and testability of ideas and requirements. Coordination of testing across multiple environments to ensure streamlined automated testing, minimize redundancy and reduce risk or erroneous defects.
- Assist DevOps with continuous integration. Exercise good judgement in implementing methods and techniques.
- Write complex functional scripts from the analysis of requirements and design documents. Write and execute simple to highly complex SQL statements. Automated test execution for functional verification, system integration, and backend validation.
- Create and present scripts that meet the project goals and department strategies. Recommend automation improvements as needed.
- Provide automated testing baseline and LOE’s for more complex projects and changes, as determined by project needs. Breakdown LOE and allocate to testing tasks as input to project plan.
YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Math; Master’s Degree preferred; equivalent work experience considered
- At least 2 years of experience as a Software Quality Engineer
- Experience in QA tool (preferably TestRail), and collaboration tools such as JIRA and/or Confluence.
- Expert knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and automated testing tools (i.e. Playwright, Selenium, Jenkins)
- Experience with programming - coding in either C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript preferred
- Experience in automated frameworks and metrics
- Experience in Data verification and reports testing, i.e. Jasper, Tableau
- Experience in DevOps and Test-Driven Development
- Experience testing in a Cloud environment, preferably AWS
- Experience in functional automated testing
- Familiar with Windows, UNIX and/or Linux environments
- Experience in databases/SQL
- Thrives working in a fast-paced web application development environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and providing process improvements.
- Certification in agile development methodology preferred.
- Strong sense of ownership and drive high results.
- Excellent communication skills are required for both client and team interaction.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- Joining ARC means joining a team that is motivated, diverse, creative, collaborative and solutions-oriented. We think big, embrace challenges, and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.
- Our employees value the hands-on learning and professional development opportunities that allow them to expand their skills and grow their career in new, dynamic ways.
- ARC offers WorkFlex. WorkFlex is ARC’s hybrid work program which offers eligible employees the flexibility to work from home while also requiring in office workdays throughout the year to foster collaboration and connection throughout the organization. We’ve designed WorkFlex to enable employees to succeed and thrive while maintaining strong connections to one another and ARC - both of which are critical to our shared success.
- We offer a highly competitive, comprehensive benefits package so you can worry less and focus on what truly matters. Please click here to review our benefits on our company website.
- By joining ARC, you will partner with top minds in the industry as we use data and technology to innovate how the world travels.
EOE M/F/D/V Females and Minorities Encouraged to Apply
ABOUT THE ROLE:
It's a great time to join us at Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)! ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company with the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights. By working here, you can contribute to solutions and expertise that strengthen economies and enrich lives. We think big, embrace challenges and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.
ARC is looking for a Software Quality Engineer II to review project documentation (requirements/user stories, designs) to create, present, and maintain test artifacts including automated tests. Break down test scope and identify automation opportunities. Coordinate automated testing within a project. Create, update, and execute test scripts. Identify, create, and maintain test data sets. Provide support and ensure adherence to quality automation standards. Maintain required automated test documentation and reporting. Work in cross-functional teams with development and collaborate with all project team members in a productive way.
WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:
- Review and interpret requirements/user stories and design documents to understand the application(s) or areas assigned to derive automated test scope & strategy for functional and API verification scripts. This includes determination and creation of test data sets.
- Participate in cross-functional teams / multi-site meetings and initiatives, ensure the interdepartmental integration of the automation function for software test planning. Contribute to project discussion and provide input on feasibility of functionality and testability of ideas and requirements. Coordination of testing across multiple environments to ensure streamlined automated testing, minimize redundancy and reduce risk or erroneous defects.
- Assist DevOps with continuous integration. Exercise good judgement in implementing methods and techniques.
- Write complex functional scripts from the analysis of requirements and design documents. Write and execute simple to highly complex SQL statements. Automated test execution for functional verification, system integration, and backend validation.
- Create and present scripts that meet the project goals and department strategies. Recommend automation improvements as needed.
- Provide automated testing baseline and LOE’s for more complex projects and changes, as determined by project needs. Breakdown LOE and allocate to testing tasks as input to project plan.
YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Math; Master’s Degree preferred; equivalent work experience considered
- At least 2 years of experience as a Software Quality Engineer
- Experience in QA tool (preferably TestRail), and collaboration tools such as JIRA and/or Confluence.
- Expert knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and automated testing tools (i.e. Playwright, Selenium, Jenkins)
- Experience with programming - coding in either C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript preferred
- Experience in automated frameworks and metrics
- Experience in Data verification and reports testing, i.e. Jasper, Tableau
- Experience in DevOps and Test-Driven Development
- Experience testing in a Cloud environment, preferably AWS
- Experience in functional automated testing
- Familiar with Windows, UNIX and/or Linux environments
- Experience in databases/SQL
- Thrives working in a fast-paced web application development environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and providing process improvements.
- Certification in agile development methodology preferred.
- Strong sense of ownership and drive high results.
- Excellent communication skills are required for both client and team interaction.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- Joining ARC means joining a team that is motivated, diverse, creative, collaborative and solutions-oriented. We think big, embrace challenges, and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.
- Our employees value the hands-on learning and professional development opportunities that allow them to expand their skills and grow their career in new, dynamic ways.
- ARC offers WorkFlex. WorkFlex is ARC’s hybrid work program which offers eligible employees the flexibility to work from home while also requiring in office workdays throughout the year to foster collaboration and connection throughout the organization. We’ve designed WorkFlex to enable employees to succeed and thrive while maintaining strong connections to one another and ARC - both of which are critical to our shared success.
- We offer a highly competitive, comprehensive benefits package so you can worry less and focus on what truly matters. Please click here to review our benefits on our company website.
- By joining ARC, you will partner with top minds in the industry as we use data and technology to innovate how the world travels.
EOE M/F/D/V Females and Minorities Encouraged to Apply
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Software Engineer
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS requires your bachelor's degree to be in a directly related field, not just any technical discipline. A degree in computer science or software engineering is straightforward; a degree in business with a minor in CS may trigger an RFE.
Check employer LCA filings before applying
Use Migrate Mate to filter software engineer roles by employers with active LCA filing history. This tells you which companies have certified prevailing wages for your SOC code, not just which ones claim to sponsor.
Confirm your wage level before accepting an offer
Run your job title, SOC code, and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before signing. If the offer is below Level I prevailing wage, USCIS may question whether the role genuinely requires a specialty degree.
Ask whether the employer files cap-exempt petitions
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research organizations are cap-exempt. If you're targeting these employers, you can file outside the April lottery window and start any time of year.
Understand how cap-gap protects your F-1 OPT bridge
If you're on OPT when your H-1B is selected in the lottery, cap-gap extends your F-1 authorization through September 30. Your employer must file the I-129 before your EAD expires to activate this protection automatically.
Get your O*NET profile ready for specialty occupation evidence
USCIS adjudicators use O*NET to evaluate whether a software engineer role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Pull the O*NET profile for your specific SOC code and confirm your job duties align with the listed knowledge and skill requirements before your employer files.
H-1B Visa Software Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does every Software Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Most software engineer roles do, but not automatically. USCIS evaluates whether the specific position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Roles where any bachelor's degree satisfies the requirement, or where the employer hasn't specified a degree field in the job description, can face RFEs. Employers should tie the job duties to a specific technical discipline in the LCA and I-129 filing.
How do I find software engineer employers who actually sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate shows verified LCA filing history by employer and SOC code, so you can see which companies have filed for software engineer roles specifically, not just whether they sponsor visas in general. Look for employers with consistent multi-year filing history, since that signals an established internal process rather than a one-time accommodation.
Can I switch software engineer employers after my H-1B is approved?
Yes, under AC21 portability rules you can change employers after your I-140 has been approved and your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, as long as the new role is in the same or similar occupational classification. Outside of that scenario, your new employer must file a transfer petition before you start work, and you can begin as soon as USCIS receives it.
What happens to my H-1B status if my software engineer role is eliminated in a layoff?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new sponsor, change to another nonimmigrant status, or depart the U.S. During that window your status is maintained but you can't work. Your new employer must file a transfer petition before the grace period ends, and premium processing is worth filing if the timeline is tight.
Does the SOC code on my LCA matter for future green card sponsorship?
It does. If your employer later sponsors you for an EB-2 or EB-3 green card, the PERM labor certification must match the job duties you're actually performing. An LCA filed under a broad or mismatched SOC code can create inconsistencies that slow the PERM process or prompt additional scrutiny. Make sure the SOC code on your LCA accurately reflects your specific engineering function from day one.