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SRE Engineer roles are among the most actively sponsored positions in tech, with H-1B visa approvals running consistently high for candidates with degrees in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Employers range from hyperscalers to mid-size SaaS companies, most of which have established sponsorship pipelines. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is an engineering discipline that combines software development and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. At Goldman Sachs, SRE is responsible for the availability and reliability of our firm's most critical platform services and ensures they meet the requirements of our internal and external users. We also develop and operate the observability platforms that all other engineering teams use to make their services reliable. We look for engineers who are motivated to collaborate with other engineering teams and our businesses to build and run sustainable production systems, which can evolve and adapt to changes in our fast-paced, global business and regulatory environment.
How will you fulfil your potential?
- Balance feature development velocity and reliability with well-defined SLOs.
- Run the Production environment by monitoring availability and taking a holistic view of system health.
- Drive incident management process and support a blameless post-mortems culture.
- Partner with development teams to improve services via rigorous testing and release procedures.
- Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.
- Create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts.
- Champion reliability and resilience engineering practices and knowledge across the firm.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering, with a proven track record in building, and maintaining highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems at an enterprise level.
- BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding and/or systems engineering.
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: Go, Python, C, C++, Java, Perl, Ruby or shell scripting.
- Experience with product engineering practices, algorithms, data structures, software design and/or experience with UNIX operating systems internals and/or networking.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in developing AI tools and working with Cloud Platforms.
- Experience with distributed systems design, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
- Hands-on experience with debugging and optimizing code, as well as automation.
- Strong interpersonal skills, drive, and ownership.
- Coding beyond simple scripts.
- Solving novel problems from first principles.
- Experience working in highly regulated, financial services firms.
- Excellent people leadership skills either as an engineering manager or individual contributor.
WE OFFER BEST-IN-CLASS BENEFITS
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Dallas
JOB FUNCTION
Software Engineering
DIVISION
Engineering Division
INTRODUCTION
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is an engineering discipline that combines software development and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. At Goldman Sachs, SRE is responsible for the availability and reliability of our firm's most critical platform services and ensures they meet the requirements of our internal and external users. We also develop and operate the observability platforms that all other engineering teams use to make their services reliable. We look for engineers who are motivated to collaborate with other engineering teams and our businesses to build and run sustainable production systems, which can evolve and adapt to changes in our fast-paced, global business and regulatory environment.
How will you fulfil your potential?
- Balance feature development velocity and reliability with well-defined SLOs.
- Run the Production environment by monitoring availability and taking a holistic view of system health.
- Drive incident management process and support a blameless post-mortems culture.
- Partner with development teams to improve services via rigorous testing and release procedures.
- Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.
- Create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts.
- Champion reliability and resilience engineering practices and knowledge across the firm.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering, with a proven track record in building, and maintaining highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems at an enterprise level.
- BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding and/or systems engineering.
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: Go, Python, C, C++, Java, Perl, Ruby or shell scripting.
- Experience with product engineering practices, algorithms, data structures, software design and/or experience with UNIX operating systems internals and/or networking.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in developing AI tools and working with Cloud Platforms.
- Experience with distributed systems design, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
- Hands-on experience with debugging and optimizing code, as well as automation.
- Strong interpersonal skills, drive, and ownership.
- Coding beyond simple scripts.
- Solving novel problems from first principles.
- Experience working in highly regulated, financial services firms.
- Excellent people leadership skills either as an engineering manager or individual contributor.
WE OFFER BEST-IN-CLASS BENEFITS
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Dallas
JOB FUNCTION
Software Engineering
DIVISION
Engineering Division
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Sre Engineer
Target companies with H-1B filing history
Employers who have sponsored SRE roles before are far more likely to do it again. Check DOL LCA disclosure data to confirm a company has filed for this specific job title before applying.
Frame your degree in systems or software terms
SRE is a specialty occupation, so your degree field matters. Computer science, computer engineering, and information systems are the strongest fits. Unrelated degrees require strong experience alignment to compensate.
Highlight on-call and incident response experience
Sponsoring employers want evidence you can own production reliability independently. Concrete SLI, SLO, and postmortem experience signals you are ready for the role without a ramp-up period.
Get an LCA timeline from your employer early
The Labor Condition Application must be certified by the DOL before your H-1B petition is filed. Ask your employer's immigration counsel for an expected LCA timeline at the offer stage.
Understand the H-1B lottery if you are cap-subject
Most SRE roles at commercial employers are cap-subject. If you miss the lottery, explore cap-exempt employers such as universities and nonprofit research institutions that hire SREs for infrastructure roles.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for verified sponsoring employers
Not every company that posts an SRE role will sponsor. Migrate Mate surfaces positions from employers with active sponsorship history, saving you the research and avoiding wasted applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is SRE Engineer a qualifying specialty occupation for the H-1B visa?
Yes. SRE Engineer qualifies as a specialty occupation because the role requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a closely related technical field. USCIS has consistently approved H-1B visa petitions for SRE titles at companies where job duties center on distributed systems, reliability engineering, and infrastructure automation.
What degree do I need for an employer to sponsor my SRE Engineer H-1B?
A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or information systems is the standard requirement. Some employers accept degrees in mathematics or electrical engineering if your coursework or work history is systems-focused. Unrelated degrees are harder to support, though three years of qualifying work experience can substitute for each year of missing education under USCIS rules.
How high are H-1B approval rates for SRE Engineer petitions?
SRE roles at established tech employers see strong approval rates, generally in line with software engineering petitions. Companies with mature immigration programs and experienced counsel tend to file petitions with detailed job duty descriptions that meet USCIS's specialty occupation standard, which reduces the risk of a Request for Evidence. Cap-exempt employers filing outside the lottery face even fewer obstacles.
Can I find SRE Engineer jobs with visa sponsorship on Migrate Mate?
Yes. Migrate Mate is designed specifically for candidates who need sponsorship, so listings are filtered to employers with documented H-1B filing history. You can browse SRE roles without sifting through postings from companies that don't sponsor, which is the most common time sink in a sponsored job search.
What happens to my H-1B status if my SRE employer does layoffs?
You have a 60-day grace period from the date your employment ends to find a new employer willing to file an H-1B transfer petition, change to another valid status, or leave the country. The new employer can file a transfer petition using the cap-exemption since you were already counted against the cap, so you don't re-enter the lottery.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Sre Engineer jobs?
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.
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