Developer Visa Sponsorship Jobs in New York
New York is one of the top states for developer visa sponsorship, with major employers spanning finance, media, and tech in Manhattan, plus a growing startup scene in Brooklyn. Companies like JPMorgan Chase, Google, Amazon, and Bloomberg regularly hire developers and have established sponsorship programs for H-1B visa and other work visas.
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Virtu is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. Our cutting edge, proprietary technology is core to everything we do. We trade in over 35 countries, across 235 financial exchanges and over 25% of retail order flow in the US is serviced by Virtu.
Our team is a dedicated group of traders, quants and developers that are inspired by the unique and exciting challenges we solve every day. Our culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We are a flat organization and encourage our people to innovate and lean on their teammates for support and collaboration. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do.
FRONTEND DEVELOPER INTERNSHIP
Virtu's internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world's financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world development projects to complete, and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture.
- Location: New York
- Dates: 10 week program, starting June 7th, 2027 - August 13th, 2027 (with flexibility if needed)
- Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in New York
- Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program.
- Perks: Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours, social events, daily lunch, stocked pantry
Our User Interface (UI) development team is a highly talented group of versatile software engineers who are collaborating with traders and developers to gather requirements, understand needs, and implement real-time trading, visualization, analysis and reporting tools. Ideal candidates will have a passion and talent for designing great, intuitive user interfaces as well as expansive experience around web technologies and Javascript frameworks.
As an intern, you will complete a variety of challenging development projects. You'll work alongside our senior team to improve scalability, performance and efficiency of our cutting edge trading systems. This is a rare opportunity for students to learn first hand how to design and architect trading tools for scale and performance, and to support the massive amounts of data that flow through Virtu's trading systems daily.
REQUIREMENTS
- Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028.
- Excellent academic background in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript, React, and Node
- Experience with TypeScript, Java, C++, Python is a plus
- Being comfortable with a wide variety of projects (frontend/backend, different programming languages)
- A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare
- Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
- Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals.
THE PROCESS
After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online programming test will be emailed to you via HackerRank. Upon review, we will reach out to arrange next steps. We are looking forward to meeting you!
Salary Range: $5,000 - $5,800 weekly (salary range is exclusive of sign on bonuses, housing, meals, benefits or any other forms of compensation)
Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
INTRODUCTION
Virtu is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. Our cutting edge, proprietary technology is core to everything we do. We trade in over 35 countries, across 235 financial exchanges and over 25% of retail order flow in the US is serviced by Virtu.
Our team is a dedicated group of traders, quants and developers that are inspired by the unique and exciting challenges we solve every day. Our culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We are a flat organization and encourage our people to innovate and lean on their teammates for support and collaboration. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do.
FRONTEND DEVELOPER INTERNSHIP
Virtu's internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world's financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world development projects to complete, and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture.
- Location: New York
- Dates: 10 week program, starting June 7th, 2027 - August 13th, 2027 (with flexibility if needed)
- Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in New York
- Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program.
- Perks: Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours, social events, daily lunch, stocked pantry
Our User Interface (UI) development team is a highly talented group of versatile software engineers who are collaborating with traders and developers to gather requirements, understand needs, and implement real-time trading, visualization, analysis and reporting tools. Ideal candidates will have a passion and talent for designing great, intuitive user interfaces as well as expansive experience around web technologies and Javascript frameworks.
As an intern, you will complete a variety of challenging development projects. You'll work alongside our senior team to improve scalability, performance and efficiency of our cutting edge trading systems. This is a rare opportunity for students to learn first hand how to design and architect trading tools for scale and performance, and to support the massive amounts of data that flow through Virtu's trading systems daily.
REQUIREMENTS
- Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028.
- Excellent academic background in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript, React, and Node
- Experience with TypeScript, Java, C++, Python is a plus
- Being comfortable with a wide variety of projects (frontend/backend, different programming languages)
- A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare
- Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
- Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals.
THE PROCESS
After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online programming test will be emailed to you via HackerRank. Upon review, we will reach out to arrange next steps. We are looking forward to meeting you!
Salary Range: $5,000 - $5,800 weekly (salary range is exclusive of sign on bonuses, housing, meals, benefits or any other forms of compensation)
Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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Which companies sponsor visas for developers in New York?
Financial institutions and tech firms dominate developer sponsorship in New York. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg, Google, Amazon, and IBM all have active sponsorship histories for software engineers and related developer roles. Media companies like NBCUniversal and Viacom also hire sponsored developers. Department of Labor LCA disclosure data confirms consistent filings from these employers across multiple years.
Which visa types are most common for developer roles in New York?
The H-1B is the most common visa for developers in New York, as software engineering and related titles typically qualify as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Developers already outside the H-1B cap process sometimes use L-1B visas for intracompany transfers. Candidates from certain countries may also be eligible for the TN visa, E-3 visa, or H-1B1 visa depending on nationality.
Which cities in New York have the most developer sponsorship jobs?
New York City accounts for the overwhelming majority of developer sponsorship jobs in the state, concentrated in Midtown Manhattan's finance and tech corridor and in areas like the Flatiron District and Hudson Yards. Brooklyn's tech community, particularly around DUMBO and Industry City, also generates sponsorship roles. Outside the city, Albany and Buffalo have smaller but active developer markets tied to government contractors and healthcare technology firms.
How to find developer visa sponsorship jobs in New York?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international candidates seeking visa sponsorship and lets you filter developer roles by state, making New York searches straightforward. Because many New York employers in finance and enterprise tech have established sponsorship programs, filtering by those industries on Migrate Mate can surface the most relevant opportunities. Reviewing a company's past H-1B LCA filings through Department of Labor public disclosure data is a useful way to verify sponsorship history before applying.
Are there any New York-specific considerations for developers seeking visa sponsorship?
New York's prevailing wage requirements are set by the Department of Labor and reflect the city's high cost of living, meaning employers must certify that sponsored developers will be paid at or above the applicable wage level for the role and location. New York also has a strong university pipeline through Columbia, NYU, and Cornell Tech, which means many employers are accustomed to sponsoring candidates transitioning from F-1 OPT. Competition for developer roles in finance and tech is high.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored developer jobs in New York?
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.