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Founders & Startups roles U.S. employers hire international talent for

Founders and founding engineers who cannot wait for a lottery. Each profile describes the work, what employers screen for, and how a career like it maps to the O-1. These are role profiles, not job openings.

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Founders & Startups listings

Each listing is modeled on a real U.S. posting; the employer is not named. Apply through O1DMatch to be matched with employers hiring for this kind of role.

Staff Software Engineer, Product (AI Agent Platform)Venture-backed conversational-AI platform company in the Bay Area; in-office cultureSan Francisco, CA (Bay Area) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 2, 2026Engineering Lead, Strategic DeploymentsVenture-backed conversational-AI platform company; in-office cultureNew York, NY · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 2, 2026

Role families

O-1A

Startup Founder / CEO (Venture-Backed)

There is no U.S. founder visa. Founders who have raised money, built a product and earned press usually look at the…

O-1A

Founding Engineer / Startup CTO

Join as one of the first engineers and own the technology. Startups cannot plan around the H-1B lottery calendar, and the O-1 has…

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How to get matched

  1. Run the free eligibility checkA short AI review of your background against the eight O-1 criteria. Most of what you enter carries into your profile.
  2. Create your profile with code WORKWITHUSTell us your field and the work you do today; every O-1 case is judged against your field.
  3. Upload your evidenceAward letters, press about you, contracts, pay records, judging invitations. Each file is sorted under the criterion it supports, and your criteria map shows what you already meet and what is one document away.
  4. Meet U.S. companiesEmployers on the platform post full-time roles and short gigs. Gigs you confirm with verified companies count toward the U.S. itinerary your petition needs.
  5. Get to an attorney-ready caseIf you have no U.S. employer to file for you, the platform shows agents that can petition. When your score reaches 75 with the key pieces in place, we connect you with an immigration attorney.
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