[Hiring] Senior/Staff Software Engineer @BNSF Railway

Role Description

Be part of a team that values safety, inclusion, and excellence. We are one of the largest U.S. railroads transporting the nation’s freight across 28 western states and 3 Canadian provinces. 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. Are you ready to drive change? 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.

We are committed to a culture where all employees are included, belong, and have equal opportunity to achieve their full potential. Come make a difference with us!

Job Location: REMOTE

Anticipated Start Date: 07/01/2026

The US base salary range for this full-time position is provided below:

• Salary Range: $165,000 - $300,000
• L5: $165,000 - $220,000
• L6: $225,000 - $300,000

This is a full-time remote position. Employees may work from anywhere within the contiguous 48 states of the United States. Travel is up to 20%. Employees will be required to occasionally travel to our corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, TX for in-person meetings. Travel expenses for business needs will be covered by BNSF.

This position is open to candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States. We are also open to sponsoring H-1B transfers, TN nonimmigrant status, and STEM OPT candidates with at least 2 years of remaining eligibility.

Apply early as this job may be removed or filled prior to the closing date, which is approximately seven (7) days after the posting date.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver highly visible, innovative projects that directly impact our railroad logistics.
• Drive the technical and architectural vision for a core team that develops software for our core freight movement operations.
• Involved in all aspects of the software development cycle including scoping, design, implementation, testing & delivery of our product.
• This is a full-stack engineering role, focused on building and operating platform services.
• 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 scalable systems across data centers, edge devices, and the cloud.
• 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 designing and coding effective solutions in an agile environment.
• Own architecture for large-scale, complex systems.
• Make critical technical decisions balancing business needs and engineering trade-offs.
• Drive cross-team alignment on technical solutions.
• Establish and maintain coding and design best practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more technical domains.
• Mentor and grow other engineers, including other senior engineers.
• Anticipate technical risks and design systems to mitigate them.
• Demonstrate operational excellence by monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the US.
• Minimum 6 years of software development or related experience.
• 6+ years of programming experience with at least one modern software programming language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, etc.).
• Experience with distributed systems and use of technologies such as messaging frameworks (i.e. Kafka and RabbitMQ), API gateways, SQL/NoSQL/Graph databases, caching systems, and serverless platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practices.
• Interest in open-source platform and infrastructure technologies.
• Familiarity with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience with secure coding practices and platform security principles.
• 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.
• Experience as a mentor, or a tech lead in an engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, or related field.
• Engineering experience with a public PaaS or cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Experience developing and operating large scale distributed systems in Production.
• Experience with serverless runtimes and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with developer tooling as a builder and/or user.
• Interest in sustainable infrastructure and cost/resource awareness.
• Experience with single-pane-of-glass management platforms or control planes for distributed systems.
• Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot.
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
• Able to work now and in the future without BNSF’s assistance in obtaining, maintaining, or extending employment authorization.

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).
• Health care spending accounts (HSA) with employer contributions.
• Life and disability insurance provided at no cost.
• Family benefits including parental, pediatric and family building support.
• Access to discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling services, and wellness support.
• Annual bonus (Incentive Compensation Program).
• Generous leave / time off policies.

Company Description

BNSF Railway is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.