Backend Engineer
H-1B LCA sponsorship — swe family
H-1B LCA filings for Backend Engineer roles grew from 597 in FY2020 to 1,153 in FY2025. See the sponsorship trend and the top employers sponsoring Backend Engineer roles.
Sponsorship trend (trailing 4-quarter filings)
Rolling 12-month sum, which removes the Q3 cap-season spike. LCA certification, not USCIS petition approval.
Top sponsors — FY2025
| Employer | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 109 | $210,000 |
| TikTok Inc. | 76 | $207,664 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 53 | $142,248 |
| Coupang Global LLC | 52 | $190,486 |
| Stripe, Inc. | 36 | $179,982 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 26 | $164,943 |
| IBM Corporation | 24 | $166,464 |
| The Bank of New York Mellon | 18 | $166,650 |
| RYZLINK CORP | 17 | $101,254 |
| Tinder LLC | 9 | $220,000 |
| SPOTIFY USA, INC. | 9 | $233,990 |
| BILL Operations, LLC | 8 | $185,000 |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. | 8 | $149,041 |
| Mobileye, Inc. | 8 | $200,000 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 7 | $226,960 |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 7 | $138,750 |
| Insight Global, LLC | 7 | $123,656 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 7 | $198,500 |
| Verkada, Inc | 7 | $205,000 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 7 | $145,000 |
Fastest-growing sponsors
FY2023 → FY2025, by absolute change in filings.
| Employer | FY2023 | FY2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coupang Global LLC | 14 | 52 | +38 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 21 | 53 | +32 |
| Stripe, Inc. | 22 | 36 | +14 |
| TIKTOK INC. | 63 | 76 | +13 |
| Ryzlink Corp | 6 | 17 | +11 |
| Tinder LLC | 0 | 9 | +9 |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. | 0 | 8 | +8 |
| Insight Global, LLC | 0 | 7 | +7 |
| Bill Operations, LLC | 1 | 8 | +7 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 0 | 7 | +7 |
| Mobileye, Inc. | 2 | 8 | +6 |
| Fancycom Inc | 0 | 6 | +6 |
| Snorkel AI, Inc. | 0 | 6 | +6 |
| Thumbtack, Inc. | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| Verkada, Inc. | 2 | 7 | +5 |
| Finalcover LLC | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| INSPYR Solutions, LLC | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| PHOTON INFOTECH, INC. | 2 | 6 | +4 |
| Motive Technologies, Inc. | 1 | 5 | +4 |
| Epic Games, Inc. | 0 | 4 | +4 |
Yearly summary
| FY | Filings | Cert rate | Median wage | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 597 | 99.5% | $130,000 | $119,122 |
| FY2021 | 1,145 | 99.7% | $140,000 | $121,160 |
| FY2022 | 1,116 | 99.9% | $145,454 | $125,445 |
| FY2023 | 1,137 | 99.9% | $153,440 | $132,870 |
| FY2024 | 1,056 | 99.4% | $153,046 | $135,283 |
| FY2025 | 1,153 | 99.5% | $161,153 | $145,454 |
| FY2026 * | 136 | 99.3% | $171,117 | $149,365 |
* incomplete fiscal year (fewer than 4 quarters of data).