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Java Developer
Clera · 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Sponsorship verdict
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The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- No government sponsor record hereThis employer posted directly and does not match a government sponsor register.
- The posting says it won’t sponsorIts own wording says sponsorship is unavailable.
- 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.
- 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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About the role
About the Role We are an early-stage, venture-backed AI infrastructure company building production-ready Kubernetes-based systems for GPU-intensive workloads. Our platform helps companies go from bare metal to fully operational AI clusters in days, and we're looking for a Java Developer to join our small, high-impact engineering team. What You'll Do • Understand customer requirements and translate them into robust, scalable Java-based solutions. • Design, develop, and maintain backend services and infrastructure tooling that supports our distributed systems platform. • Collaborate closely with product and infrastructure engineers to deliver features end-to-end. • Contribute to the reliability and performance of systems handling AI inference pipelines, distributed training, storage orchestration, and GPU scheduling workloads. • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. What We're Looking For • Required: • Solid hands-on experience with Java development and the JVM ecosystem. • Familiarity with distributed systems concepts and cloud-native environments. • Experience working with or around Kubernetes, containerization (Docker), or related infrastructure tooling. • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, early-stage environment. • Clear communication skills â we are a small team and direct collaboration matters. • Nice to have: • Experience with GitOps workflows or tools (e.g., Flux, ArgoCD). • Exposure to GPU scheduling, ML infrastructure, or high-performance computing environments. • Familiarity with open-source contribution practices. • Experience in a startup or early-stage company setting. Compensation & Benefits Compensation details were not provided for this role. This is a full-time position at an early-stage, VC-backed company where equity participation is typical. Details will be discussed during the interview process. Location This role is based in Los Angeles, CA, USA . The company also has a presence in San Francisco, CA. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Please mention the word **MERRINESS** and tag RMTUyLjU1LjE4NS4xNTA= when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMTUyLjU1LjE4NS4xNTA=). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.