Lead SW Engineer salaries
178 H-1B & PERM records for "Lead SW Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$152154
Average Salary
$101000
Minimum
$213512
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyberSource Corporation | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $213512 - $307600 | H-1B | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $213512 - $307600 | H-1B | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $213512 - $285500 | H-1B | Aug 4, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Software Engineer - Lead SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $212202 - $276800 | H-1B | Feb 2, 2026 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Lead SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $212202 - $276800 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $206315 - $285500 | H-1B | Jan 31, 2025 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead Data Engineer (fmr title Lead SW Engineer) | Palo Alto, CA | $200000 - $220000 | Green Card | Sep 2, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer (former title: Staff SW Engineer) | Palo Alto, CA | $193610 - $213610 | Green Card | Nov 9, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $192300 - $307600 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $192300 - $307600 | H-1B | Dec 5, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $192300 - $307600 | H-1B | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $192300 - $307600 | H-1B | Jan 5, 2026 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Lead SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $190486 - $257000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Lead SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $190486 - $257000 | H-1B | Feb 14, 2025 |
| VISA USA | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $190000 - $210000 | Green Card | Jul 15, 2021 |
| INOVANT LLC | Lead SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $188822 - $208000 | Green Card | Jul 28, 2015 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183744 - $233900 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $233900 | H-1B | Oct 13, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $248600 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $248600 | H-1B | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $248600 | H-1B | Mar 13, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $181813 - $262100 | H-1B | Nov 15, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $179400 - $233900 | Green Card | Sep 13, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $179400 - $233900 | Green Card | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $178400 - $285500 | H-1B | Sep 10, 2025 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $174000 - $194000 | Green Card | May 25, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Ashburn, VA | $173763 - $257000 | H-1B | May 23, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | May 5, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | May 29, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $225300 | H-1B | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $220300 | H-1B | Aug 31, 2020 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | May 11, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | Nov 11, 2019 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2020 |
| VISA U.S.A. INC. | LEAD SW ENGINEER | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $214100 | H-1B | Jul 31, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC | LEAD SW ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $168210 - $188261 | H-1B | May 30, 2018 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $233900 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $167475 - $187475 | Green Card | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | $165173 - $235900 | Green Card | May 21, 2024 | |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC | LEAD SW ENGINEER | Palo Alto, CA | $164674 - $214100 | H-1B | May 30, 2019 |
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