BNSF Railway ยท 2 weeks ago
Product, Platform & Enterprise Full Stack Sr/Staff Software Engineer (Remote - US)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $300K/yr
6+ years expBNSF Railway is one of the largest U.S. railroads transporting freight across the nation. They are seeking a Full Stack Senior/Staff Software Engineer to drive innovative projects that enhance railroad logistics and improve freight movement operations through the development of scalable software solutions.
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Responsibilities
Own and deliver highly visible, innovative projects that directly impact our railroad logistics to effectively serve our customers to move freight on time
Drive the technical and architectural vision for a core team that develops software for our core freight movement operations, as well as all the aspects of the software development cycle including scoping, design, implementation, testing & delivery of our product
Build and operate platform services such as messaging systems, micro-services, data platforms, serverless runtimes, customer experiences and applying AI/ML to develop scalable and highly reliable solutions
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
Qualification
Required
Authorized to work in the US
Minimum 6 years of software development or related experience
6+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
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
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, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Able to work now and in the future without BNSF's assistance (whether monetary, through sponsorship, or otherwise) in obtaining, maintaining, or extending employment authorization (including H-1B, STEM OPT/CPT, or TN nonimmigrant status)
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
2025-12-19
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