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Principal Engineer
Verisign INC · 🇺🇸 Reston,Virginia,United States
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 9 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 7 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 Verisign INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles4 certified filings for “Engineer IV - Software Engineering” (Software Developers) in VA: $167k–$192k, median $174k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% 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 — Verisign INC
The US Department of Labor certified 9 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 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet. We are a trusted provider of internet infrastructure services for the networked world and deliver unmatched performance in domain name system (DNS) services. We are a mission focused, values driven company where each individual can contribute to building a stronger, more secure internet. We offer a dynamic and flexible work environment with competitive benefits and the ability to grow your career. The Principal Engineer is responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing the organization’s global Internet interconnection strategy. This role oversees settlement-free peering, paid peering, IP transit, Internet Exchange (IX) participation, traffic engineering, routing policy, and strategic relationships with network operators, content providers, cloud providers, carriers, and Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). The ideal candidate possesses strong technical networking expertise, business negotiation skills, and industry engagement experience to improve network performance, reduce transit costs, increase resiliency, and support the company’s global connectivity objectives. Responsibilities: Interconnection Strategy • Develop and execute the global peering and interconnection strategy • Identify opportunities to expand peering relationships and optimize transit utilization • Drive network growth through strategic partnerships with ISPs, cloud providers, content networks, CDNs, carriers, and hyperscalers • Evaluate new IX opportunities and regional expansion initiatives • Establish KPIs for traffic offload, cost reduction, latency improvements, and resiliency Peering Management • Negotiate and manage: • Settlement-Free Peering • Bilateral Peering • Multilateral Peering • Public Peering • Private Peering • Maintain peering policies and qualification requirements • Manage relationships through: • PeeringDB • IX communities • Industry forums • Network operator groups • Coordinate onboarding and operational support for new peers • Resolve peering disputes, routing issues, and traffic imbalances Internet Exchange (IX) Operations • Manage participation across global Internet Exchanges • Evaluate IX performance and ROI • Coordinate provisioning of: • Cross-connects • Port upgrades • New exchange deployments • Develop business cases for new IX expansion • Maintain relationships with IX operators and executive leadership IP Transit Management • Manage global transit providers and carrier relationships • Conduct transit capacity planning • Negotiate contracts and pricing • Evaluate transit performance and redundancy requirements • Develop strategies to reduce transit costs through increased peering • Monitor traffic shifts between transit and peering environments Routing & Traffic Engineering • Define and maintain routing policies • Optimize traffic flows across: • Peering • Transit • IX fabrics • Private interconnections • Manage traffic engineering initiatives using: • BGP communities • Local Preference • MED • AS Path Prepending • Analyze traffic patterns and forecast growth • Improve latency, packet loss, and path optimization Industry Engagement • Represent the company at: • NANOG • RIPE • APRICOT • LACNIC • ARIN • APNIC • Global Peering Forum • Build executive-level relationships across the Internet ecosystem • Participate in policy discussions and industry working groups • Monitor industry trends affecting interconnection and Internet governance Cross-Functional Leaderships • Partner with: • Network Engineering • Infrastructure Operations • Security • Product Management • Legal • Procurement • Finance • Develop executive reporting and dashboards • Present interconnection strategy