Data Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $65,000.00 to $80,000.00 /year
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- New Jersey
- Skills
- Python
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Qualifications:
- Passion for data and a deep desire to learn.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology, Data Analytics/Data Science, or related discipline.
- Intermediate Python. Experience in data processing is a plus. (Numpy, Pandas, etc)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with analytics team to find reliable data solutions to meet the business needs.
- Design and implement scalable ETL or ELT processes to support the business demand for data.
- Perform data extraction, manipulation, and production from database tables.
- Build utilities, user-defined functions, and frameworks to better enable data flow patterns.
- Build and incorporate automated unit tests, participate in integration testing efforts.
- Work with teams to resolve operational & performance issues.
- Work with architecture/engineering leads and other teams to ensure quality solutions are implemented, and engineering best practices are defined and adhered to.
Location: Remote to start
Salary: $65,000.00 to $80,000.00 /year
BeaconFire is an e-verified company, and we provide H1B visa sponsorship to all qualified international candidates.
Visa sponsorship record: Beaconfire Staffing Solutions Inc.
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 121 | 84 | 1 | — |
| FY2025 | 121 | 39 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2024 | 62 | 42 | 1 | — |
✔ Beaconfire Staffing Solutions Inc. filed 39 H-1B applications for this kind of role (Data Scientists) in the period above.
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Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Mathematician / Statistician” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
- Green card (EB-2 / EB-3 via PERM)
Filed 7 PERM labor certifications: they have a track record of sponsoring permanent residence.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Below Level IData Scientists · New Jersey (state median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $74,744 | ~15% |
| Level II | $98,030 | ~31% |
| Level III | $121,306 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $144,592 | ~61% |
This job pays $65,000 a year — below the Level I prevailing wage. For H-1B the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage, so the offer would have to go up.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.