Hospitality OPT Jobs in New York
F-1 OPT hospitality jobs in New York span some of the most recognized employers in the industry, from Marriott and Hilton properties in Midtown Manhattan to Hyatt and Loews hotels across the five boroughs. New York's year-round convention calendar, restaurant sector, and luxury hotel market create consistent demand for OPT-eligible candidates in guest services, food and beverage, and hotel operations.
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This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: 2 days in-office.
Junior Software Engineer/Developer - Front End
Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.
Why this job’s a big deal:
Join an Agile team of professionals that are instrumental in building the next generation of travel applications. We constantly explore new technologies and engineer better solutions for ever demanding business needs.
In this role you will get to:
- Contribute to mission critical projects with direct impact on the evolution of Priceline's business.
- Be part of a cross-functional agile team that continuously experiments, iterates and delivers on new product objectives.
- Apply your programming skills towards building low latency and high throughput transactional services.
- Design and develop systems supporting our high-traffic Hotel, Airline, Rental Car and Vacation Package businesses, that serve hundreds of millions of searches a day, generating billions of events.
- Interact with Product and Design team members on a modern technology stack grounded in Node.js, with Javascript frameworks and libraries like React, and GraphQL.
- Optimize multi-platform performance across desktop, mobile, and tablet, with a strict focus on minimizing Time to Start Render (TTSR).
WHO YOU ARE:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science.
- 0-1 years of experience with JavaScript/Typescript and experience working on a number of large-scale, consumer facing web projects.
- Ability to utilize at least one modern client side JavaScript framework or library (React, Angular, Ember).
- Familiarity with Node.js, how to use it as a web server or micro-service, and libraries such as Express.js.
- Ability to develop and build RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Comfort and knowledgeable with software development patterns like OOP, Flux/Redux, Modular, MVVM, MVC and Observer along with knowledge of uses of responsive design and HTML and CSS.
- Familiarity with server-side development technologies such as Java, Go, JSP, Ruby, or Python.
- Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust.
- The Right Results, the Right Way is not just a motto at Priceline; it’s a way of life. Unquestionable integrity and ethics is essential.
There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.
The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000 USD.
WHO WE ARE
WE ARE PRICELINE.
Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers.
Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.
We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.
Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable.
If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out!
FLEXIBLE WORK AT PRICELINE
Priceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.
PERKS & BENEFITS AT PRICELINE
Our benefits are designed to support your health, wellbeing, and life inside and outside of work. Eligible Priceliners have access to:
- Health & wellness coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
- Generous time off including PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days
- Work/life support including the ability to work up to 4 weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks like stocked kitchens and catered meals (varies by location)
- Financial security programs such as retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts
- Signature travel perks including employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits
- Additional perks & discounts like travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits
- A people-first culture with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), social events, recognition programs, and service awards that help you connect, grow, and celebrate together
Specific benefits and programs vary by location.
INCLUSION IS A BIG DEAL!
To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, we believe our team should reflect the broad range of customers and communities we serve. We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and passion to work.
Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love for you to join us and help shape what makes our team extraordinary.
APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION
We're excited that you are interested in a career with us. For all current employees, please use the internal portal to find jobs and apply.
External candidates are required to have an account before applying.
INTRODUCTION
This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: 2 days in-office.
Junior Software Engineer/Developer - Front End
Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.
Why this job’s a big deal:
Join an Agile team of professionals that are instrumental in building the next generation of travel applications. We constantly explore new technologies and engineer better solutions for ever demanding business needs.
In this role you will get to:
- Contribute to mission critical projects with direct impact on the evolution of Priceline's business.
- Be part of a cross-functional agile team that continuously experiments, iterates and delivers on new product objectives.
- Apply your programming skills towards building low latency and high throughput transactional services.
- Design and develop systems supporting our high-traffic Hotel, Airline, Rental Car and Vacation Package businesses, that serve hundreds of millions of searches a day, generating billions of events.
- Interact with Product and Design team members on a modern technology stack grounded in Node.js, with Javascript frameworks and libraries like React, and GraphQL.
- Optimize multi-platform performance across desktop, mobile, and tablet, with a strict focus on minimizing Time to Start Render (TTSR).
WHO YOU ARE:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science.
- 0-1 years of experience with JavaScript/Typescript and experience working on a number of large-scale, consumer facing web projects.
- Ability to utilize at least one modern client side JavaScript framework or library (React, Angular, Ember).
- Familiarity with Node.js, how to use it as a web server or micro-service, and libraries such as Express.js.
- Ability to develop and build RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Comfort and knowledgeable with software development patterns like OOP, Flux/Redux, Modular, MVVM, MVC and Observer along with knowledge of uses of responsive design and HTML and CSS.
- Familiarity with server-side development technologies such as Java, Go, JSP, Ruby, or Python.
- Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust.
- The Right Results, the Right Way is not just a motto at Priceline; it’s a way of life. Unquestionable integrity and ethics is essential.
There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.
The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000 USD.
WHO WE ARE
WE ARE PRICELINE.
Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers.
Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.
We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.
Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable.
If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out!
FLEXIBLE WORK AT PRICELINE
Priceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.
PERKS & BENEFITS AT PRICELINE
Our benefits are designed to support your health, wellbeing, and life inside and outside of work. Eligible Priceliners have access to:
- Health & wellness coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
- Generous time off including PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days
- Work/life support including the ability to work up to 4 weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks like stocked kitchens and catered meals (varies by location)
- Financial security programs such as retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts
- Signature travel perks including employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits
- Additional perks & discounts like travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits
- A people-first culture with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), social events, recognition programs, and service awards that help you connect, grow, and celebrate together
Specific benefits and programs vary by location.
INCLUSION IS A BIG DEAL!
To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, we believe our team should reflect the broad range of customers and communities we serve. We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and passion to work.
Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love for you to join us and help shape what makes our team extraordinary.
APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION
We're excited that you are interested in a career with us. For all current employees, please use the internal portal to find jobs and apply.
External candidates are required to have an account before applying.
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Search Hospitality Jobs in New YorkHospitality OPT Sponsorship Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
Which hospitality companies sponsor F-1 OPT visas in New York?
Large hotel groups with a significant New York presence, including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Loews, and IHG, have historically hired F-1 OPT students across their properties. Major food and beverage groups and convention center operators also participate. Sponsorship availability varies by property, role, and hiring cycle, so confirming OPT eligibility directly with each employer during the application process is important.
Which cities in New York have the most hospitality F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs?
New York City, particularly Manhattan, accounts for the majority of hospitality OPT opportunities given its concentration of full-service hotels, Michelin-recognized restaurants, and large event venues. Buffalo and Albany have smaller but active hospitality markets tied to regional tourism and business travel. The Catskills and Finger Lakes regions offer seasonal roles, though year-round OPT-eligible positions are more concentrated in New York City.
How do I find hospitality F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in New York?
Migrate Mate is a job board built specifically for international students and visa holders, with filters for visa type and industry that let you search hospitality F-1 OPT roles in New York directly. This saves time compared to sifting through general job listings where OPT eligibility is rarely stated upfront. Applying early in your OPT window gives employers more time to assess fit and, where applicable, consider longer-term sponsorship.
What types of hospitality roles typically qualify for F-1 OPT sponsorship in New York?
Roles directly tied to a student's field of study are the most straightforward fit for OPT authorization. Hospitality management graduates commonly work in front office operations, food and beverage management, event coordination, and revenue management. Culinary arts students may qualify for kitchen and pastry roles. Positions that align with a Tourism and Hospitality Management, Business, or Culinary Arts degree tend to have the clearest OPT eligibility connection.
Are there any New York-specific considerations for F-1 OPT in hospitality?
New York City's hospitality industry is heavily unionized, particularly in hotels covered by UNITE HERE Local 6. Union agreements can affect hiring timelines and role structures, which may indirectly influence how employers approach OPT candidates. New York State also has specific labor regulations around tip credits and scheduling that employers must follow. Students using STEM OPT extensions should confirm their hospitality role qualifies under their designated degree's STEM classification before accepting an offer.