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Lead Software Engineer, CICD
Klaviyo INC · 🇺🇸 Boston, MA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 46 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 10 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Klaviyo INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles30 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in MA: $131k–$178k, median $155k. Most were filed at wage level III (37%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Klaviyo INC
The US Department of Labor certified 46 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 10 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny. Why You Should Join the Developer Infrastructure Team Our core focus is empowering engineers to ship code efficiently and safely. We own the CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation that drastically improves developer productivity. As the Lead for this team, you will define the technical roadmap for the software pipeline from idea to delivery, enabling every engineer in the company to ship at terminal velocity with total confidence. By building the foundational tools that streamline the path to production, you will play a pivotal role in maximizing developer throughput, minimizing deployment friction, and ensuring our organization can move fast without the fear of breaking things. What You'll Achieve: Key Responsibilities As the technical leader for this team, you will drive the evolution of our CI/CD pipeline to enable fast, seamless development and deployments across the organization: • Define Architectural Vision: Lead the long-term strategy for our CI/CD pipelines and frameworks across both backend and frontend stacks. You will ensure these systems are not just reliable, but world-class in their ease of adoption. • CI/CD Strategy: Architect how we execute fast, reliable deployments and rollbacks. You will own the end-to-end delivery pipelines, ensuring the highest standards of security, efficiency, and compliance from code commit to production. • Set Engineering Standards: Establish the standards for our repositories. You will define the benchmarks for PRs, cycle time, velocity, code quality metrics, and systemic reliability that all teams will follow. • Scalable Tooling & Coverage: Design and build the next generation of tools that simplify CI/CD pipelines. You will lead efforts to help bring all teams and repos up to best in class standards at scale . • AI-Driven Strategy: Spearhead our efforts to leverage AI within the CI/CD lifecycle as well as using AI to accelerate our own development efforts. • Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a consultant to feature teams to solve their most complex engineering challenges. You will use root-cause analysis from major incidents to propose and implement pillar-wide velocity improvements. • Operational Excellence: Oversee the health and performance of our entire CI/CD pipeline, taking ultimate responsibility for the stability of the environment that hundreds of engineers rely on daily. What Makes This Role Exciting • High-Leverage Leadership: You are not just building features; you are building the platform that defines the developer experience for the entire company. • Innovation at the Edge: You will have the autonomy to experiment with emerging technologies like AI and LLMs to solve the age-old problems of flakiness and slow feedback loops. • Pillar-Wide Influence: As a Lead, your decisions on testing standards and infrastructure will directly impact the speed and quality of every shipping team in the organization. Who You Are: • Seasoned Technical Leader: You have 7+ years of software engineering experience with a history of leading complex, high-impact technical projects. You are a hands-on lead who stays close to the code while steering the broader vision. • Master of Root-Cause Analysis: You don't just fix symptoms; you hunt down systemic