[Hiring] Infrastructure Software Engineer II @BNSF Railway

Role Description

Be part of a team that values safety, inclusion, and excellence. As a member of our team, you will play a role in supporting the movement of essential products and materials that help feed, clothe, supply, and power communities throughout America and the world.

BNSF | Tech is the technology division making BNSF the preeminent freight and mobility company in North America. If you are passionate about making a difference and eager to advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment, we want you on our team!

Key responsibilities may include:

• This is a full stack infrastructure engineering role, involving backend services, APIs, and developer-facing tooling for our infrastructure and platform services.
• Develop and operate Kubernetes-native systems using GitOps workflows.
• Build and operate infrastructure as code, automation, and observability tools and services.
• Collaborate with internal application teams to improve platform usability and feedback.
• Help design and run systems that scale across data centers, edge devices, and cloud environments.

The duties and responsibilities in this posting are representative categories to be used in deciding whether to apply for this position. This is not an exhaustive list of the position’s duties.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the US.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with IaaS, PaaS, Open NOS, Service Mesh, block/object storage, Containers, Linux, SQL, or NoSQL DBs.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages used in infrastructure (e.g. Go, Python, and Java).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practices.
• Interest in open-source infrastructure and developer platforms.
• Familiarity with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience with secure coding practices and infrastructure security principles.
• Familiarity with secrets management and identity and access control.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders.
• Experience participating in design reviews, incident retrospectives, or RFC processes.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts and to adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related field (preferred).
• Engineering experience with a public IaaS company (AWS, Digital Ocean, GCP, CoreWeave, etc.) (preferred).
• Experience running infrastructure platforms in production such as OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, DBaaS, service mesh, and API gateways (preferred).
• Experience with edge systems and hybrid environments (preferred).
• Familiarity with developer tooling as a builder and/or user (preferred).
• Interest in sustainable infrastructure and cost/resource awareness (preferred).
• Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot (preferred).
• Familiarity with container-based development (preferred).
• Able to work now and in the future without BNSF’s assistance in obtaining, maintaining, or extending employment authorization (preferred).

Benefits

• An industry-leading 401(k) and renowned Railroad Retirement program.
• A range of robust health care options for you and your dependents (including domestic partners), including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, cancer support, and high-quality care network options.
• Health care spending accounts (HSA) with employer contributions, as well as life and disability insurance, provided at no cost.
• Family benefits including parental, pediatric and family building support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and dependent care spending account (with employer match).
• Access to discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling services and wellness support.
• Annual bonus (Incentive Compensation Program).
• Generous leave / time off policies.