Jobs / United States / Pure Storage INC
AI Software Engineer, Security
Pure Storage INC · 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California
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 47 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Mar 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 67 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 Pure Storage INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles3 certified filings for “Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer)” (Information Technology Project Managers) in CA: $223k–$250k, median $250k. 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 — Pure Storage INC
The US Department of Labor certified 47 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Mar 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 67 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Everpure (NYSE: P) has evolved from storage pioneer to data platform, closing fiscal 2026 with $3.7 billion in revenue, its first billion-dollar quarter, and accelerating growth into FY27. Our strategic agenda spans the companies defining the next era of technology - hyperscalers, AI labs, the AI hardware supply chain, data platform providers, and the broader AI ecosystem. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us. THE ROLE As a Security-Focused AI Software Engineer on our Digital Product and AI Platform team, you will champion secure-by-design principles to safeguard production backend microservices and cutting-edge AI architectures. Collaborating closely with engineering, product management, cloud infrastructure, and security teams, you will architect, build, and operate resilient systems that power enterprise AI capabilities. By embedding automated security controls, threat modeling, and proactive vulnerability management directly into the development lifecycle, you will ensure our digital platform remains performant, trustworthy, and protected at scale. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Drive Application Security & Secure SDLC: Champion end-to-end security practices across the engineering team by conducting threat modeling, secure design reviews, and vulnerability remediations, ensuring all digital products and APIs adhere to least-privilege, robust authentication, and strict data protection standards. • Architect Secure AI & Microservices: Design, build, and deploy production-grade backend services and Agentic AI workflows in Python on AWS, integrating LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, and microservices with enterprise platforms. • Establish AI Guardrails & Governance: Implement safeguards—including output validation, automated prompt testing, fallback mechanisms, rate limiting, and human-in-the-loop workflows—to ensure reliable, deterministic, and safe AI behavior in production environments. • Elevate System Observability & Incident Readiness: Build monitoring, audit logging, and automated evaluation frameworks to proactively identify security signals, supporting rapid incident response and driving continuously improved engineering practices. WHAT YOU BRING • Backend & Distributed Systems Expertise: Strong engineering proficiency in Python, RESTful microservices, and deploying cloud-native applications within AWS environments (including containerized architectures). • Application Security Mastery: Proven skill in threat modeling, secure API design, cryptography fundamentals, data protection, secrets management, and applying OWASP/supply-chain risk mitigations. • AI & Machine Learning Capabilities: Hands-on experience developing LLM-driven or Agentic AI applications, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering strategies, and production guardrails or model evaluation frameworks. • We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave. #LI-ONSITE #LI-TH3 Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity. There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled. The annual base salary range is: $149,000 — $224,000 USD WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US: • Innovation : We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers. • G