Jobs / United States / Microsoft
Principal Software Engineer - Windows App and Windows Platform
Redmond, King County
Posted yesterday
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Sponsorship verdict
No sponsorship evidence yet
No government record and no wording either way. Not a refusal: ask the recruiter.
- No government sponsor record hereThis employer posted directly and does not match a government sponsor register.
- 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.
- What Microsoft paid sponsored hires in similar roles2,364 certified filings for “Software Engineering” (Software Developers) in WA: $163k–$197k, median $181k.
- Last confirmed live 1 day agoWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- No salary bar for this route
- H-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 Microsoft paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 2,364 certified filings for “Software Engineering” (Software Developers) in WA: $163k–$197k, median $181k. Most were filed at wage level II (43%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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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Before you apply
No register record and no sponsorship wording in the posting. Worth asking the employer before investing significant time.
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