Software Developer Visa Sponsorship Jobs in California
California is the largest market in the U.S. for software developer visa sponsorship, driven by employer concentration in San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles. Companies like Google, Apple, Meta, Salesforce, and hundreds of funded startups regularly file H-1B visa petitions for software roles across frontend, backend, and full-stack disciplines.
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About Glean:
Glean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. What began as the industry’s most advanced enterprise search has evolved into a full-scale Work AI ecosystem, powering intelligent Search, an AI Assistant, and scalable AI agents on one secure, open platform. With over 100 enterprise SaaS connectors, flexible LLM choice, and robust APIs, Glean gives organizations the infrastructure to govern, scale, and customize AI across their entire business - without vendor lock-in or costly implementation cycles.
At its core, Glean is redefining how enterprises find, use, and act on knowledge. Its Enterprise Graph and Personal Knowledge Graph map the relationships between people, content, and activity, delivering deeply personalized, context-aware responses for every employee. This foundation powers Glean’s agentic capabilities - AI agents that automate real work across teams by accessing the industry’s broadest range of data: enterprise and world, structured and unstructured, historical and real-time. The result: measurable business impact through faster onboarding, hours of productivity gained each week, and smarter, safer decisions at every level.
Recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Top 10, 2025), by CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Bloomberg’s AI Startups to Watch (2026), Forbes AI 50, and Gartner’s Tech Innovators in Agentic AI, Glean continues to accelerate its global impact. With customers across 50+ industries and 1,000+ employees in more than 25 countries, we’re helping the world’s largest organizations make every employee AI-fluent, and turning the superintelligent enterprise from concept into reality.
If you’re excited to shape how the world works, you’ll help build systems used daily across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, ServiceNow, Zendesk, GitHub, and many more. You'll be deeply embedded where people get things done. You'll ship agentic capabilities on an open, extensible stack, with the craft and care required for enterprise trust, as we bring Work AI to every employee, in every company.
Role
Are you a recent university graduate with a passion for software engineering and a desire to make a difference in the tech world? We are seeking highly motivated and creative graduates to join our team in various software engineering roles: Backend Engineer, Product Engineer, and ML Engineer. As a University Graduate Software Engineer, you will participate in designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions that power our products and services. Team placements will be made at the end of the process based on interest and open roles.
You Will
- Own impactful infrastructure problems from inception and architecture to production launch
- Write well thought out design documents and robust, high-quality and well-tested code
- Work collaboratively with a strong team to identify the most impactful projects we should be prioritizing in our roadmap
- Mentor more junior engineers or learn from battle tested ones
About you:
- BA/BS in computer science, or related degree - degree must be completed before joining
- Experience working on infrastructure for distributed systems or cloud-native applications
- Experience building and shipping ML models and/or solving NLP problems
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work with data
- Experience working in fields like recommendation systems, natural language processing, applied machine learning, large scale production search/ranking system or other related systems
- Experience building delightful and fast web applications
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule from our Mountain View office
Key knowledge and skills
- Thrive in a customer-focused, tight-knit and cross-functional environment - being a team player and willing to take on whatever is most impactful for the company is a must
- A proactive and positive attitude to lead, learn, troubleshoot and take ownership of both small tasks and large features
- Strong coding skills (for example in Go/Python/Java/Javascript/C++ etc) with an emphasis on designing for reliability and scale, and writing well-tested components
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work with data
- Proven ability to design, build, and ship production-ready models
- Passion for learning and staying current with industry trends and technologies.
- Familiarity with cloud native development practices in GCP/AWS/Azure is a plus
Compensation & Benefits:
The standard base salary range for this position is $115,000 - $150,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, generous time-off policy, and the opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan to support your long-term goals. When you join, you'll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as an annual education and wellness stipends to support your growth and wellbeing. We foster a vibrant company culture through regular events, and provide healthy lunches daily to keep you fueled and focused.
We’re committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive workplace. We strive to attract and retain people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.
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AI-First Mindset at Glean:
At Glean, AI fluency is core to how we work and we're committed to ensuring every new hire feels confident integrating AI into their everyday work. As part of the interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about, design, and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today — prior Glean experience isn't required.
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants:
Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), or other privacy laws may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available in our Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. US applicants and their applications are subject to arbitration of disputes as outlined in our Applicant Arbitration Agreement.
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Which companies sponsor visas for software developers in California?
California's largest H-1B sponsors for software developer roles include Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Salesforce, Oracle, and Intuit, primarily based in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Beyond major tech companies, mid-sized firms and funded startups in Los Angeles and San Diego also file sponsorship petitions regularly. DOL disclosure data shows California consistently ranks first nationally for H-1B software role filings.
Which visa types are most common for software developer roles in California?
The H-1B is the most common visa for software developers in California, requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as computer science or software engineering. Australians working in the state may use the E-3 visa under the same specialty occupation standard. Workers transferring from multinational employers can also qualify for the L-1B visa for specialized knowledge roles.
Which cities in California have the most software developer sponsorship jobs?
San Jose and San Francisco together account for the largest share of software developer sponsorship filings in California, anchored by Silicon Valley's tech cluster. Los Angeles has grown significantly as a secondary market, with strength in media technology, fintech, and startups. San Diego has a smaller but active market concentrated in biotech software and defense technology companies.
How to find software developer visa sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically to roles where employers have a documented history of visa sponsorship, making it easier to focus your search on software developer positions in California without sorting through companies unlikely to sponsor. You can narrow results by city or sub-region within California to target markets like the Bay Area, Los Angeles, or San Diego based on where you want to work.
Are there any California-specific considerations for software developers seeking visa sponsorship?
California's prevailing wage requirements apply to H-1B positions statewide and are set by the Department of Labor based on the specific metro area, meaning Bay Area software roles typically require higher offered wages than those in smaller California markets. California also has significant university pipelines from UC Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA, and UCSD that feed sponsored roles, and many employers in the state are experienced with sponsorship processes as a result.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored software developer 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.