Technology Green Card Sponsorship Jobs in California
California is the top state for technology Green Card sponsorship, anchored by Silicon Valley employers like Google, Apple, Meta, and Intel alongside thousands of startups and mid-size firms across San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles. Companies here routinely sponsor employment-based Green Cards for software engineers, data scientists, and infrastructure specialists through EB-2 and EB-3 pathways.
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About the team
The ads system at TikTok operates on a massive scale and serves millions of advertisers, clients and influencers across the world. The quality of the ads system highly depends on the ability to handle massive data, and machine learning is widely used to improve the quality of our ads. The USDS Ads Infra team is responsible for building highly efficient, scalable infrastructure to support Ads machine learning, ranking and big data systems. We are seeking innovative Software Engineers to join our team. You will drive key technical projects and play a pivotal role in elevating our engineering capabilities.
- Drive projects committed to building and operating innovative big data computing frameworks and storage systems to empower large-scale Ads serving and machine learning systems.
- Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.
- Drive the innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s):
- Bachelor's degree or above, major in computer science or related technical disciplines.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in big data processing and storage frameworks, e.g. Hadoop, Flink, Spark, Kafka, Hive, HBase, Redis, RocksDB, etc.
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals (coding, algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way;
- Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Experience in Ads domain.
- Experience with building large-scale ranking and machine learning infrastructure.
- Experience of Peta Byte level data processing.
About USDS
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.
On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187040 - $438000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
About the team
The ads system at TikTok operates on a massive scale and serves millions of advertisers, clients and influencers across the world. The quality of the ads system highly depends on the ability to handle massive data, and machine learning is widely used to improve the quality of our ads. The USDS Ads Infra team is responsible for building highly efficient, scalable infrastructure to support Ads machine learning, ranking and big data systems. We are seeking innovative Software Engineers to join our team. You will drive key technical projects and play a pivotal role in elevating our engineering capabilities.
- Drive projects committed to building and operating innovative big data computing frameworks and storage systems to empower large-scale Ads serving and machine learning systems.
- Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.
- Drive the innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s):
- Bachelor's degree or above, major in computer science or related technical disciplines.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in big data processing and storage frameworks, e.g. Hadoop, Flink, Spark, Kafka, Hive, HBase, Redis, RocksDB, etc.
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals (coding, algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way;
- Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Experience in Ads domain.
- Experience with building large-scale ranking and machine learning infrastructure.
- Experience of Peta Byte level data processing.
About USDS
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.
On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187040 - $438000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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Which technology companies sponsor Green Card visas in California?
California's largest technology employers, including Google, Apple, Meta, Intel, Salesforce, Adobe, and Nvidia, have established Green Card sponsorship programs and regularly file PERM labor certifications for qualifying roles. Beyond the major names, mid-size SaaS companies and semiconductor firms throughout the Bay Area and San Diego corridor also sponsor Green Cards, particularly for engineering and product roles where specialized skills are in demand.
Which cities in California have the most technology Green Card sponsorship jobs?
The San Francisco Bay Area, covering San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and San Francisco itself, accounts for the highest concentration of technology Green Card sponsorship activity in the state. Los Angeles and its surrounding tech corridor, including Culver City and Santa Monica, represent the second-largest cluster. San Diego is notable for its biotech and semiconductor sector, where sponsorship is also common for qualified engineers and researchers.
What types of technology roles typically qualify for Green Card sponsorship in California?
Software engineering, machine learning engineering, data science, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and product management roles are among the most commonly sponsored technology positions in California. These roles typically qualify under EB-2 (requiring an advanced degree or exceptional ability) or EB-3 (for professionals with a bachelor's degree). Employers generally initiate PERM labor certification when they cannot fill a position with a qualified U.S. worker after a documented recruitment process.
How do I find technology Green Card sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate lists technology jobs in California where employers have indicated Green Card sponsorship availability, making it straightforward to filter specifically for that combination rather than sifting through general job listings. Because sponsorship willingness is not always advertised on standard postings, using Migrate Mate to search California technology roles helps you identify employers actively open to sponsoring international candidates through employment-based Green Card pathways.
Are there California-specific considerations for Green Card sponsorship in the technology industry?
California's competitive technology hiring market means employers are generally more experienced with employment-based immigration processes, but it also means PERM recruitment steps must genuinely reflect a good-faith effort to hire locally before sponsorship proceeds. California's strong labor protections and active state labor agencies mean employers follow DOL prevailing wage determinations closely. Candidates with prior H-1B visa or L-1 visa status in California often have priority dates already accruing, which can affect their Green Card timeline under the employment-based preference system.
What is the prevailing wage for Green Card technology jobs in California?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.