Fiscal Year

2022

Case Number

A-21272-51639

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2021-10-14

Decision Date

2022-04-25

Refile

N

Original File Date

2022-01-01 11:19:28

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

VALVE

Employer Name Slug

valve

Employer Address 1

10400 NE 4TH STREET

Employer Address 2

STE. 1400

Employer City

BELLEVUE

Employer City Slug

bellevue

Employer State

WASHINGTON

Employer State Slug

washington

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

98004

Employer Phone

(425) 889-9642

Employer Number of Employees

354

Employer Year Commenced Business

1996

NAICS Code

511210

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Dawn Dempsey

Employer Contact Address 1

10400 NE 4th Street

Employer Contact Address 2

Ste. 1400

Employer Contact City

Bellevue

Employer Contact State/Province

WASHINGTON

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

98004

Employer Contact Phone

(425) 889-9642 258

Employer Contact Email

dawnd@valvesoftware.com

Agent Attorney Name

Kohei Yamamoto

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Cowan, Miller and Lederman

Agent Attorney Phone

206-923-8631

Agent Attorney Address 1

1000 2nd Avenue

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 1620

Agent Attorney City

Seattle

Agent Attorney State/Province

WASHINGTON

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

98104

Agent Attorney Email

kyamamoto@cmlseattle.com

PW Track Number

P10021027036987

PW SOC Code

15-1132

PW SOC Title

Software Developers, Applications

PW Skill Level

Level IV

PW Wage

155106.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2021-06-09

PW Expiration Date

2021-09-07

Wage Offer From

155106.00

Wage Offer To

300000.00

Average Salary

227553.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

10400 NE 4th Street

Worksite Address 2

#1400

Worksite City

BELLEVUE

Worksite City Slug

bellevue

Worksite State

WASHINGTON

Worksite Postal Code

98004

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer, Steam

Job Title Slug

senior-software-engineer-steam

Minimum Education

Bachelor's

Major Field of Study

Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

Y

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

120

Accept Alternative Job Title

Relevant occupation with skills in H.14.

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

N

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or the foreign degree equivalent including 10 years of progressive postbaccalaureate experience programming in low level programming languages specifically C or C or Java. Must also have the following experiencebr br 6 years of experience working with relational database management systems specifically one of the following Oracle, DB2 or SQL Serverbr 6 years of experience with the complete software development life cycle from requirements gathering, designing, implementing, testing and supporting technologybr 6 years of experience modifying existing software to fix error and adapt to new requirementsbr 4 years of experience leading andor managing a primarily technology and software team; prioritizing work to meet organization goalsbr 4 years of experience with Agile development methodology, project planning and iterative developmentbr 6 years of experience building customer facing products; iterating and improving based on customers feedbackbr 6 years of experience with invention protection process; filed two or more patents that have since been grantedbr 1 year of experience with working with Cloud technology AWS or Azure to support web servicesbr 1 year of experience selling and licensing software via custom or off the shelf softwarebr br Experience may be gained concurrently.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2021-07-15

SWA Job Order End Date

2021-08-16

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Seattle Times

First Advertisement Start Date

2021-07-18

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Seattle Times

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2021-07-25

Employer Website From Date

2021-07-14

Employer Website To Date

2021-08-17

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2022-01-01 11:19:28

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2022-01-01 11:19:28

Job Search Website From Date

2021-07-19

Job Search Website To Date

2021-07-30

Employee Referral Program From Date

2022-01-01 11:19:28

Employee Referral Program To Date

2022-01-01 11:19:28

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2021-07-19

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2021-07-21

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2022-01-01 11:19:28

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2022-01-01 11:19:28

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

CANADA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

CANADA

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Bachelor's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2002

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

27 KINGS COLLEGE CIR.

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

TORONTO

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

ONTARIO

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

CANADA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

M5S 1A1

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Kohei Yamamoto

Preparer Title

Attorney at Law

Preparer Email

kyamamoto@cmlseattle.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Dawn D Dempsey

Employer Information Declaration Title

Immigration Specialist