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Senior Full Stack Developer- Senior Advisor
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company · 🇺🇸 Newton, MA
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 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 30 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 Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Data Science Advisor” (Data Scientists) in CT: $123k–$140k, median $132k. Most were filed at wage level III (50%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% 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 — Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company
The US Department of Labor certified 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 30 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description and Responsibilities: • Demonstrate a startup mindset by adapting quickly, driving innovation, and executing with speed to deliver impactful solutions. • Collaborate with business and technical partners to implement software engineering best practices that reduce risk and promote reusability. • Serve as a full-stack engineer, leveraging AI-driven productivity tools including spec-driven development and modern coding approaches-to accelerate delivery and improve code quality. • Contribute to concept development, architecture refinement, and software design aligned with the organization’s strategic technology objectives. • Develop scalable, high-performance applications with strong observability to ensure reliability and operational efficiency. • Deliver high-quality, customer-focused software that enables exceptional user experience. • Architect solutions using diverse technologies and data stores applying event-driven patterns and evaluating tradeoffs to recommend optimal approaches. • Act as a hands-on contributor within Agile development teams; support design, development, deployment, and maintenance activities. • Lead and support proof-of-concept initiatives for new tools, technologies, and frameworks, fostering innovation and experimentation. • Build and deliver cloud-native solutions, including REST APIs and microservices architectures, designed to scale with evolving business needs. • Maintain deep involvement in implementation to ensure technical excellence and alignment with design objectives. • Identify design challenges and deliver effective, scalable solutions while making informed user experience and functionality decisions. • Drive transformation initiatives and continuous improvement efforts to enhance processes and promote a culture of innovation. • Participate in collaborative concept definition, architectural refinement, software design, and realization of products that support the strategic technology needs of the organization. • Build scalable, high-performance applications with strong observability, ensuring systems are reliable and efficient. • Function as a hands-on member of a development team, and guide the team in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining processes using Agile methodologies. • Design and conduct proof of concepts for new software tools, technologies, and frameworks, encouraging creative problem-solving and experimentation. • Maintain deep levels of involvement in the implementation process. Key Responsibilities & Experience • Analyze project documentation to translate business requirements into technical specifications • Gather and refine project requirements in collaboration with stakeholders • Assess and estimate development timelines and deliverables • Develop and implement code using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI) practices • Design and develop scalable applications using modern technologies, including Go, React, TypeScript, .NET, and Python • Manage and optimize large-scale datasets, with a focus on performance and efficiency • Utilize caching strategies and work with distributed, relational, NoSQL, and vector databases • Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud-based solutions leveraging AWS • Employ Git, GitHub, and GitLab for source control, collaboration, and peer code reviews Requirements • 8+ years of software engineering experience • 8+ years in a full-stack hands on engineering experience • 5+ years of experience developing and implementing AI-driven services • Demonstrated experience working in a startup environment • Proven experience operating within Agile development environments • Strong background in cloud-native solutions, REST APIs, and microservices architecture Technical & Functio