Mcafee LLC

Mcafee LLC

Software Engineer – Threat Protection (C++)

Waterloo, Waterloo region

Sponsorship not specified$101k-$136kDetected 124 days ago
C++

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odds of building a lasting career here

50Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level II)66
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level II · 2×
Level I$76,3981 entry
Level II$96,4082 entries
Level III$116,4383 entries
Level IV$136,4484 entries

$15,666 more — $116,438 — moves this role to Level III and 3 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 $116,438 would place this position at wage Level III. 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) · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

Employer immigration record

from this employer's Department of Labor filings

Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 4 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 86%

Of 7 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 1 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 495 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

8 transfer filings in the last year, covering 8 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 8 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • We are looking for an experienced C++ Software Engineer to join our engineering team.
  • This is a Hybrid Position located in either Waterloo or Toronto, Canada.…

Compensation

  • $101k-$136k

Company info

  • Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced C++ Software Engineer to join our engineering team.
  • Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, this team delivers software that keeps our customers' machines free from harmful malware and potentially unwanted programs.
  • As part of the Windows Antimalware Team, you will build high-quality Windows threat protection software that is delivered in our flagship McAfee products.
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