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Software Quality Engineer 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 LCA with DOL before submitting your I-129 to USCIS, and the annual cap of 85,000 slots means timing your job search around the April lottery registration window matters.
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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 Quality Engineer
Map your degree to SOC codes
Software Quality Engineers are typically classified under SOC 15-1253 (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers). Confirm your degree field aligns with this code before applying, since mismatched credentials are a common RFE trigger USCIS reviewers flag at petition review.
Pull prevailing wage data before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV prevailing wages for SOC 15-1253 in your target metro area. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage, so knowing the floor before negotiations protects your petition from DOL scrutiny.
Target employers with active E-Verify enrollment
H-1B employers must participate in E-Verify. Filter your search to companies already enrolled, since unenrolled employers face a mandatory onboarding delay that can push your start date past a critical cap-gap window if you're transitioning from F-1 OPT.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Software Quality Engineer roles by employers with confirmed LCA filing history. This cuts out companies that list sponsorship as an afterthought and surfaces employers whose DOL records show active petitions in your occupation code.
Clarify test automation scope in your job offer letter
USCIS scrutinizes Software Quality Engineer petitions when job duties overlap with general IT support or manual testing. Ask your employer to draft the offer letter with specific degree-requiring duties like designing automated test frameworks, so the specialty occupation standard is clear on its face.
Time your offer acceptance around lottery registration
USCIS opens H-1B cap registration in March each year for an October 1 start. If you receive an offer after selection results are announced, ask whether your employer can file under a cap-exempt category or support an alternative start date tied to the following fiscal year cycle.
H-1B Visa Software Quality Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Software Quality Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, software engineering, or information systems. USCIS examines whether the specific duties, such as building automated test pipelines or leading QA architecture decisions, genuinely require that theoretical and specialized knowledge. Roles centered on manual testing with no degree requirement are more likely to receive an RFE.
How do employers calculate the prevailing wage for Software Quality Engineer H-1B petitions?
Employers use DOL's OFLC Wage Search to determine the prevailing wage for SOC code 15-1253 in the worksite's metropolitan area. The wage level assigned, from Level I for entry roles to Level IV for senior positions, must appear on the certified LCA. Your offered salary must meet or exceed that figure throughout your H-1B employment, not just at the time of filing.
What documentation strengthens an H-1B petition for a Software Quality Engineer?
A detailed offer letter describing degree-requiring duties such as test automation framework design, CI/CD pipeline integration, or performance benchmarking analysis helps establish specialty occupation. Pair that with academic transcripts, any relevant certifications in tools like Selenium or JIRA, and the employer's internal job description showing a bachelor's degree as a minimum requirement, not just a preference.
How do I find Software Quality Engineer employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate shows you Software Quality Engineer roles filtered by employers with verified LCA filing history pulled directly from DOL records. This is more reliable than asking recruiters during early outreach, since LCA filings are public record and confirm that an employer has actually executed sponsorship for the occupation, not just listed it as a possibility.
Can I switch employers in the middle of H-1B status as a Software Quality Engineer?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules established by AC21, you can start working for a new employer once they file an H-1B transfer petition on your behalf, as long as your current status is valid and you've been in H-1B status for at least 180 days. The new employer must file a fresh LCA certified for the new worksite and salary level before submitting the I-129 transfer petition to USCIS.