Software Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $140,000 - $285,000 + equity
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Background
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- 1–5 years
- Skills
- AWS
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA · On-site (5 days/week) · Full-time
Compensation: $140K–$285K + 0.05%–0.25% equity
About the Company
Our client is a Series A startup building the financial operations platform for the construction industry, a massive, under-digitized market still running on software built decades ago with no APIs and no documentation. After spending years building the rails to read and write across those legacy systems, the team now deploys modern tooling on top for invoicing, expenses, compliance, and billing. They are profitable, growing fast, and backed by leading venture investors.
Founded 2021 · ~40 people · Industry: Construction, Fintech, Financial Services, B2B
The Role
You’ll be a hands-on backend/full-stack engineer working on the core systems that unify fragmented financial data across legacy construction software in real time. This is deep, high-scale engineering work with immediate production impact on a lean, flat team.
What you’ll be doing
- Build and own core backend systems that sync financial data across fragmented legacy software in real time
- Take on hard technical challenges: third-party legacy integrations, distributed-systems scaling, real-time data infrastructure
- Ship work that reaches production and delivers customer value immediately
- Help shape engineering architecture and culture
Tech stack: Redis, Postgres, AWS (CDK, EC2)
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in Computer Science (no bootcamp-only or non-CS backgrounds)
- 1–5 years of professional experience as a backend or full-stack engineer, comfortable operating independently with minimal guidance
- A clear track record of excellence, whether from a strong CS program, standout performance at a respected startup, or other notable accomplishments
- Recent experience at an early-to-growth-stage startup, or a genuine, demonstrated desire to work in a startup environment
- Working familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS
- Genuinely excited to work on-site in San Francisco five days a week
- Self-motivated, high-ownership, low-ego, and energized by a fast-paced, high-intensity team
- Primary interest in core software engineering rather than working exclusively on AI/LLM problems
Nice to Haves
- A CS degree from a top-30 undergraduate program in the US or Canada
Why Join
- Own critical infrastructure in a $12T industry that is decades behind on software
- Early-stage upside with real stability: paying customers, strong revenue growth, and profitability
- Deep, meaningful technical work with immediate production impact
- A lean, high-caliber team where you help define both architecture and culture
- Competitive base, equity, and an annual bonus, in a new San Francisco office with an on-site gym
Details
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work policy: On-site, 5 days/week
- Compensation: $140K–$285K + equity
- Visa sponsorship: Open to transfers (TN, OPT, H-1B transfer); US and Canada candidates
- Employment type: Full-time
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name David Joseph & Company in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- 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 “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — 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.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level I (entry)Software Developers · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $137,093 | ~15% |
| Level II | $165,131 | ~31% |
| Level III | $193,149 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $221,187 | ~61% |
This job pays $140,000–$285,000 a year — that's Level I (entry). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level I registration gets 1 entry; estimated selection chance about 15% — below average.
* 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.