[Hiring] Product, Platform & Enterprise Front End 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! Join us in reshaping the future of freight rail and discover a fulfilling career where your contributions matter.

This is a Front End Engineer role, focusing on framework development for web, mobile devices, and mobile web browsers, building experiences with mobile cross-platform development frameworks like React Native, Angular, and Flutter on Web and mobile.

• Bridge the gap between vision and reality by transforming complex rail logistics and workflows into high-performing products.
• Develop software platforms that enable product and business teams to develop applications that serve customers through reusable and scalable software services.
• Write production-quality code for well-defined tasks.
• Follow team coding standards and processes.
• Participate in design reviews to learn best practices.
• Write and maintain unit/integration tests.
• Debug and fix straightforward issues.
• Seek feedback proactively and apply it to improve.
• Develop APIs, automation, and tools to improve platform integration.
• Build and maintain monitoring and alerting systems for services.
• Collaborate with application teams to enhance reliability and performance.
• Design and operate cutting-edge front-end customer experiences and workflows infused with AI.
• Work with BNSF teams to create products that improve rail network operations.
• Innovate in distributed computing and drive industry transformation.
• Build solutions for high-speed, large-scale predictions on distributed systems.
• Solve broad challenges by coding effective solutions in an agile environment.
• Write maintainable and production-ready code in web services, web, and other front-end technologies.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the US.
• Minimum 3 years of software development or related experience.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design.
• Basic understanding of user-centered design principles and experience implementing responsive UI components using CSS or JavaScript (or frameworks like React or Vue).
• Experience with building web application technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, React.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts and adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or related field (preferred).
• Experience with developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software in production systems (preferred).
• Experience building AI applications and using AI as part of customer experiences and workflows (preferred).
• Experience coding with the latest AI developer tools in IDE environments (preferred).
• Engineering experience with a public PaaS or cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) (preferred).
• Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot (preferred).
• Experience participating in design reviews, incident retrospectives, or RFC processes (preferred).
• Experience with secure coding practices (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.