Porter - Founding Security Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $220,000 - $320,000 a year
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- New York, NY
- Skills
- SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
- Industry
- Information Technology — 667 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Porter (porter.run): PaaS running in customers' own clouds. 24 people, $21.5M raised, NYC.
Comp: $220K-$320K + competitive equity.
Location: 5 days in-office NYC; 30 days PTO + 30 days remote/yr; relocation support.
Visa: Visa transfers (OPT/H1B) and new sponsorships (H1B, TN); new H1B only for exceptional candidates.
Responsibilities
- Found the Secure Engineering function; drive internal security roadmap across ~20-person eng org
- Build and ship customer-facing security products
- Write production Go to harden multi-cloud infra (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes in hundreds of customer accounts
- Own cloud/container security end-to-end: IAM, network security, secrets, workload isolation, security logging
- Engage directly with customers' security engineers
Tech stack: Go, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Docker, SQL, IAM
Source: https://www.paraform.com/share/porter.run/cmubvvpl2006u0ckwwu4pugmn
4+ yrs infrastructure/platform engineering; software engineer first
Cloud + Kubernetes security depth (IAM, network, secrets, isolation) Go; AWS/GCP/Azure; Terraform
On-site NYC 5 days
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 deCircle 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: Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212) — estimated from the job title.
- 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” — 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 IV (fully competent)Information Security Analysts · New York (state median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $74,984 | ~15% |
| Level II | $94,318 | ~31% |
| Level III | $112,923 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $131,716 | ~61% |
This job pays $220,000–$320,000 a year — that's Level IV (fully competent). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level IV registration gets 4 entries; estimated selection chance about 61% — better than 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.