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Software Engineer - C++
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 Team: Verisign’s Resolution Engineering team is a high performing, Agile team who builds horizontally scalable, high performance, and highly available systems. As part of the team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing new features for resolution products. You will be writing the software that fundamentally enables the internet to operate at scale. We are seeking a motivated Software Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will support the design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software solutions in a collaborative Agile environment. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices, including software integration, vulnerability management, automated testing, and CI/CD pipeline development. The Person: The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering fundamentals in a variety of languages and tools applied in a system-level engineering environment (C, C++, Rust). You will engage in maintaining the health of development environments including troubleshooting and resolving. You will work in an established, highly-technical Agile development team. You will participate in daily standup meetings, grooming and planning sessions. You will take ownership of features from design to delivery. Successful engineers will work closely with team members to master our software and make a positive impact on projects as well as team chemistry. A successful candidate will have: • a track record for high quality and impactful delivery demonstrating strong design skills and a passion for code quality • true craftsmanship, who enjoys breaking down tough problems, as well as working with a team to deliver valuable solutions • passion for the software development best practices such as automated testing, code reviews, continuous integration, and continuous delivery • a curious mindset, be an agent for change, constantly learning and seeking better outcomes • skill at interacting and working with people in a proactive manner to mitigate key project technical risks and ensure quality Required Skills: • Build, Integration and Deployment Skills: • Experience with or a strong willingness to learn infrastructure automation and platform engineering technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and OpenStack • Understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Groovy, GitHub) • Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes • Awareness of and responsibility for how large-scale distributed systems are deployed and operated • Development and Test Skills: • Proven foundation in Computer Science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, operating systems, object-oriented design) • Strong systems programming with focus in networking and routing protocols • Experience in behavior-driven testing frameworks such as Python Behave or Cucumber • Broad application software development experience with focus in C, C++ or Rust development • Highly proficient in Python or similar scripting language • Role-specific Skills: • Highly proficient with Linux. • Strong knowledge of the Domain Name System (DNS), networking protocols, and server administration • Strong skills in troubleshooting and diagnosing network iss