CaseGuard
Senior Software Engineer – Backend
Arlington, Virginia · 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.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$7,462 more — $127,462 — 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 $127,462 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) · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. 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
- Our passionate pursuit of excellence, the application of our creativity to solve our clients' challenges, our technical expertise, and our collaborative spirit are measures of our success.
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable, secure REST APIs and microservices using ASP.NET Core (C#)
- Build and maintain backend workers for large-scale file processing - ingesting, analyzing, redacting, and exporting documents using ML models
- Take ownership of backend domains or major features and drive them end-to-end from design through production
- Own database design, schema decisions, and query optimization for production systems
- Design and deploy AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CDK
- Support real-time collaboration features for concurrent multi-user workflows
- Work closely with frontend engineers to design and deliver end-to-end features - defining API contracts, aligning on data flows, and ensuring correct system behavior across client and backend
- Take ownership of ambiguous problem spaces and turn them into clear, executable designs and deliverables
- Drive backend decisions in cross-functional work, ensuring system design is robust, scalable, and not constrained by client-side limitations
- Be accountable for the reliability, performance, and scalability of the systems you build in production
Requirements
- This role is expected to operate with a high degree of ownership.
- Drive execution across engineers when required - breaking down work, aligning implementation, and ensuring delivery outcomes
- 6+ years of experience owning and delivering complex backend systems or features end-to-end
- Strong proficiency in C# and ASP.NET Core for REST API and microservices development
- Solid experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and performance optimization
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB)
- Strong understanding of asynchronous processing, concurrency, and distributed system fundamentals
Compensation
- Ten paid holidays per year
Benefits
- Meaningful equity - we believe in sharing ownership with the people who build the company
- Competitive base salary alongside an equity-heavy compensation package
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Friendly and Learning environment
- Salary + Equity Range: $120,000 to $200,000
Company info
- We nurture skills consistent with our values and our future strategy.
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