Justworks
Software Engineer, Backend
New York, New York
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$6,717 more — $137,717 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $137,717 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
- We're helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business.
- We're data-driven and never stop iterating.
Responsibilities
- Independently own larged-scoped projects from initial discovery through launch with a focus on outcomes and customer impact
- Collaborate with a cross functional team to find solutions to customer challenges
Requirements
- You are self-driven and like to work with others to remove roadblocks.
- You are curious, and love to explore and learn new technologies.
- Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose.
- Minimum 4 years of professional development experience
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (basic deployment and monitoring)
- Solid SQL skills and understanding of database fundamentals
- Interest in helping junior developers and contributing to team knowledge sharing
- Experience collaborating with designers and product managers on feature development
- Golang, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, Git, Memcache, Redis, ElasticSearch, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, CircleCI, DataDog
Nice to have
- Proficiency in server-side languages like Python, Java, Node.js, or Ruby (Go experience is a plus)
Skills
- Camaraderie
- Openness
- Integrity
Compensation
- The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $131,000- $169,000 per year.
Company info
- At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
- We're helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We're data-driven and never stop iterating. If you'd like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we'd love to hear from you.
- We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
- Our Values
- At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community.
- We solve HR issues.
- If you'd like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we'd love to hear from you.
- We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks.
- These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
- If this sounds like you, you'll fit right in.
Visa & Work Authorization
- all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, vetera
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