BNSF Railway · 6 months ago
Full-Stack Software Engineer (Infrastructure - PaaS) (Remote - US)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$94K/yr - $345K/yr
5+ years expBNSF Railway is one of the largest U.S. railroads, dedicated to innovating and transforming the future of freight rail. They are seeking a Full-Stack Software Engineer to build and operate platform services that enhance developer experience and system reliability across various environments.
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Responsibilities
This is a full-stack infrastructure engineering role, focused on building and operating platform services such as messaging systems, API gateways, data platforms, and serverless runtimes
Develop APIs, automation, and developer-facing tooling to improve platform usability and integration
Build and maintain observability, monitoring, and alerting systems for platform services
Collaborate with internal application teams to ensure platform reliability, performance, and ease of use
Help design and run systems that scale across data centers, edge devices, and cloud environments
Qualification
Required
Experience with developing and operating PaaS technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, API gateways, SQL/NoSQL/Graph databases, caching systems, and serverless platforms
Proficiency in Go and Python
Experience with container-based development and Kubernetes operator pattern
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
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
Up to 5 years of experience and/or strong relevant open source/personal projects (Junior Level)
Curiosity and drive to learn deeply about platform engineering and distributed systems (Junior Level)
5 to 10 years of experience in platform or infrastructure engineering roles (Mid Level)
Proven ability to independently deliver features and improvements (Mid Level)
Demonstrated experience collaborating across teams and mentoring junior engineers (Mid Level)
Familiarity with designing scalable systems and contributing to architectural decisions (Mid Level)
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science, or equivalent experience
Engineering experience with a public PaaS or cloud provider (AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions, Azure Functions, etc.)
Experience developing and operating PaaS systems in Production such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Neo4j, or API gateways
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
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.
Company
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with about 32,500 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2010-02-12Acquired
Leadership Team
Kathryn M. Farmer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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