Backend Engineer Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Ohio
Ohio's backend engineer job market spans Columbus's growing tech corridor, Cleveland's healthcare and fintech sectors, and Cincinnati's enterprise software firms. Major employers including JPMorgan Chase, Nationwide Insurance, and Insight Global regularly hire backend engineers and have established records of sponsoring H-1B visa and other work visas for qualified international candidates.
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4910 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn Ohio
Job Summary
Senior Software Engineer - Consumer Digital Core Experience Squad
Our Digital team custom builds Key’s Consumer Online Banking and Mobile Banking apps. We bring the concept of Financial Wellness and Money Management to more than 3 million people across the country and from all walks of life.
On our team, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Assume responsibility for our design system component ecosystem. These components are developed at a platform level and used across applications
- Guide engineering efforts within the design system and manage the release process across our wider Digital team. Our team is organized into Tribes, with ‘squads’ that have 3-5 engineers on each
- Be an engaged member of our Platform Team. Develop UI standards, offer technical expertise, mentor others and conduct code and design reviews
We are looking for friendly, hard-working people who embrace collaboration, curiosity and diverse perspectives. If this is you, we’d love to talk to you!
Other Responsibilities:
- Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle. This includes estimating, technical design, implementation, documentation, testing and deployment.
- Work with product managers, designers, solution architects, technical leads and developers.
- Interpret wireframes and creative designs into functional requirements
- Embrace the established standards and best practices in use
- Contribute ideas to keep our technology moving forward.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively and efficiently with others
- Report status and work progress to scrum masters and technical leads as requested
- Assist/Mentor other developers
- Adapt and work with team members of various experience levels
Necessary Skills & Knowledge
- Strong understanding of Web Standards and HTML semantics
- Expert CSS knowledge
- Experience with BEM or other modular CSS methodology
- Experience with CSS preprocessors (e.g. Sass or Less)
- Advanced JavaScript knowledge
- Experience using Angular (or other framework) in a corporate environment, not including school
- Experience creating and using reusable UI components
- Experience writing unit tests and utilizing automated testing
- Advanced knowledge of WCAG 2.0
- Familiar with Design and UX guidelines
- Empathy and good verbal, written and listening skills
- Experience guiding, contributing to or using a design system
- Web Components
- Typescript
- Micro Front-ends
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environment
- Agile experience
- GIT and GIT Workflows
- Hybrid mobile applications using Dart/Flutter
- Experience in Linux/Unix/Mac OS X based environments
- Angular CLI, Webpack, Gulp, Docker, Jenkins, Selenium, Swagger, SonarQube, Mocha, Karma, Jasmine
- Comfortable working with command line tools & scripting
Essential Functions
- Independently develops clean, maintainable, testable code for work assigned; performs code reviews for all levels of engineer.
- Designs solutions for the overall health, performance, and availability and actively works resolution of system and client experience impacts for one or more environments, applications, or platforms.
- Strong technical expert on the team; assigns work, mentors, and trains junior engineers.
- Advocates for new technology and improvements.
- Applies, and prepares to ensure, proper security standards for code development.
- Assists in the development of strategies for the full software development life-cycle of new and emerging technologies and make recommendations regarding selected technologies and demonstrates the viability.
- Creates technical documentation, specifications, and project artifacts for developing code.
- Identifies and develops potential standards and best practices.
- Proposes high-level application platform architectural guidelines.
- Formulates and designs technical solutions to meet business needs.
- Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice
- Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures, including without limitation, acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Information Science, Information Systems Management or equivalent work experience
Work Experience
5+ years of relevant experience (required)
Work Location Category
Hybrid (2+ days)
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $80,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
Key has implemented an approach to employee workspaces which prioritizes in-office presence, while providing flexible options in circumstances where roles can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.
Job Posting Expiration Date: 11/27/2026
KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing HR_Compliance@keybank.com.
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Location:
4910 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn Ohio
Job Summary
Senior Software Engineer - Consumer Digital Core Experience Squad
Our Digital team custom builds Key’s Consumer Online Banking and Mobile Banking apps. We bring the concept of Financial Wellness and Money Management to more than 3 million people across the country and from all walks of life.
On our team, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Assume responsibility for our design system component ecosystem. These components are developed at a platform level and used across applications
- Guide engineering efforts within the design system and manage the release process across our wider Digital team. Our team is organized into Tribes, with ‘squads’ that have 3-5 engineers on each
- Be an engaged member of our Platform Team. Develop UI standards, offer technical expertise, mentor others and conduct code and design reviews
We are looking for friendly, hard-working people who embrace collaboration, curiosity and diverse perspectives. If this is you, we’d love to talk to you!
Other Responsibilities:
- Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle. This includes estimating, technical design, implementation, documentation, testing and deployment.
- Work with product managers, designers, solution architects, technical leads and developers.
- Interpret wireframes and creative designs into functional requirements
- Embrace the established standards and best practices in use
- Contribute ideas to keep our technology moving forward.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively and efficiently with others
- Report status and work progress to scrum masters and technical leads as requested
- Assist/Mentor other developers
- Adapt and work with team members of various experience levels
Necessary Skills & Knowledge
- Strong understanding of Web Standards and HTML semantics
- Expert CSS knowledge
- Experience with BEM or other modular CSS methodology
- Experience with CSS preprocessors (e.g. Sass or Less)
- Advanced JavaScript knowledge
- Experience using Angular (or other framework) in a corporate environment, not including school
- Experience creating and using reusable UI components
- Experience writing unit tests and utilizing automated testing
- Advanced knowledge of WCAG 2.0
- Familiar with Design and UX guidelines
- Empathy and good verbal, written and listening skills
- Experience guiding, contributing to or using a design system
- Web Components
- Typescript
- Micro Front-ends
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environment
- Agile experience
- GIT and GIT Workflows
- Hybrid mobile applications using Dart/Flutter
- Experience in Linux/Unix/Mac OS X based environments
- Angular CLI, Webpack, Gulp, Docker, Jenkins, Selenium, Swagger, SonarQube, Mocha, Karma, Jasmine
- Comfortable working with command line tools & scripting
Essential Functions
- Independently develops clean, maintainable, testable code for work assigned; performs code reviews for all levels of engineer.
- Designs solutions for the overall health, performance, and availability and actively works resolution of system and client experience impacts for one or more environments, applications, or platforms.
- Strong technical expert on the team; assigns work, mentors, and trains junior engineers.
- Advocates for new technology and improvements.
- Applies, and prepares to ensure, proper security standards for code development.
- Assists in the development of strategies for the full software development life-cycle of new and emerging technologies and make recommendations regarding selected technologies and demonstrates the viability.
- Creates technical documentation, specifications, and project artifacts for developing code.
- Identifies and develops potential standards and best practices.
- Proposes high-level application platform architectural guidelines.
- Formulates and designs technical solutions to meet business needs.
- Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice
- Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures, including without limitation, acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Information Science, Information Systems Management or equivalent work experience
Work Experience
5+ years of relevant experience (required)
Work Location Category
Hybrid (2+ days)
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $80,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
Key has implemented an approach to employee workspaces which prioritizes in-office presence, while providing flexible options in circumstances where roles can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.
Job Posting Expiration Date: 11/27/2026
KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing HR_Compliance@keybank.com.
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Which companies sponsor visas for backend engineers in Ohio?
Several large Ohio employers have consistent H-1B sponsorship histories for backend engineers. JPMorgan Chase in Columbus, Nationwide Insurance, and Huntington National Bank appear regularly in DOL disclosure data for software and engineering roles. Healthcare technology firms like Aultcare and large consulting firms with Ohio offices, including Accenture and Cognizant, also sponsor backend engineers at meaningful volume.
Which visa types are most common for backend engineer roles in Ohio?
The H-1B is the most common visa for backend engineers in Ohio, as software development roles typically satisfy the specialty occupation requirement given the degree-level technical skills involved. L-1B visas apply when an engineer transfers from an overseas office of the same employer. Candidates from Australia may be eligible for the E-3 visa, and Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify under the TN visa category.
Which cities in Ohio have the most backend engineer sponsorship jobs?
Columbus accounts for the largest share of backend engineer sponsorship activity in Ohio, driven by its finance, insurance, and growing startup ecosystem. Cleveland follows, with demand concentrated in healthcare IT and financial services. Cincinnati is a secondary market with notable enterprise software and consumer goods technology employers. Dublin and Westerville, both Columbus suburbs, also host significant tech operations for companies like Cardinal Health and Nationwide.
How to find backend engineer visa sponsorship jobs in Ohio?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, so you can search backend engineer roles in Ohio without sifting through positions that don't offer sponsorship. The platform is built for international candidates, meaning listings are screened for sponsorship intent rather than relying on keyword guessing. Searching by Ohio on Migrate Mate surfaces roles across Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati from employers with active sponsorship records.
Are there any Ohio-specific considerations for backend engineers seeking visa sponsorship?
Ohio's prevailing wage determinations for backend engineers are generally lower than coastal markets like San Francisco or New York, which can affect the wage level an employer must certify on a Labor Condition Application. Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve produce a pipeline of international graduate students on F-1 OPT, making Ohio employers relatively familiar with OPT-to-H-1B transitions. The state's concentration in finance and healthcare IT means backend roles often require experience with regulated data environments.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored backend engineer jobs in Ohio?
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.