US Mobile
Senior Backend Engineer
New York City · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). 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
$25,589 more — $165,589 — 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 $165,589 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) · 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
- The goal: one unified network open to any person and any device, worldwide.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Strong experience with building and consuming REST APIs
- Hands-on experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or AWS SQS/SNS
- Familiarity with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technologies
- Experience integrating and leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Claude and Opencode to accelerate backend development, including code generation, debugging, and optimization of APIs and services.
- Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI tools into the software development lifecycle, using Claude or Opencode for tasks like automated code reviews, documentation generation, and improving system design efficiency.
- Solid understanding of Git, CI/CD workflows, and agile development practices
- Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
- Strong communication and team collaboration skills
- Benefits:
- Health care coverage through Aetna (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Flexible paid time off
- Gym reimbursement (up to $100 a month)
Nice to have
- one unified network open to any person and any device, worldwide.
- Connection without walls.
- All three major networks on one phone and one plan, plus home internet from Starlink.
- Custom fit plans at every price point.
- A network agnostic tech stack.
- Agile, cross-functional teams built on trust and mutual respect.
- This work isn't for everyone.
- If you work fast, flexibly, and collaboratively - without compromising standards - we want to hear from you.
Compensation
- $140k-$180k
Benefits
- Commuter reimbursement (MTA, Metro North, etc..)
Company info
- We're getting there by empowering customers.
- We're looking for an exceptional backend engineer and hands-on architect to help us scale and connect millions of devices to wireless networks.
- We're looking for talented, ambitious, and entrepreneurial team members who are excited to tackle these challenges.
This listing is sourced directly from US Mobile's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.