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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: innovating and transforming the future of freight rail
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! Learn more about BNSF and our Benefits.

Job Location: Remote US
Anticipated Start Date: 01/01/2026

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

• Salary Range: $165,000 - $300,000 The range represents the amount BNSF Tech reasonably expects to pay for the role based on level, scope, and responsibilities. Compensation is determined by hiring location and factors including job-related skills, experience, and education or training.

In addition to base pay and bonus eligibility, BNSF offers a comprehensive benefits package. 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 are 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.

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

As a Sr/Staff Software Engineer in our teams, you will have the opportunity to learn, develop and deliver high quality software that is highly visible, deliver innovative projects that directly impact our railroad logistics to effectively serve our customers to move freight on time. You will be involved in developing and deploying software for our core freight movement operations that spans across our customer experiences. You will lead the design and development of Software modules built by small groups of software engineers and own the end-to-end delivery of the modules and dependencies.

• 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.

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.

• Authorized to work in the US
• 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).
• Minimum 6 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
• Experience with developing, testing and deploying high quality software in production systems
• Experience in web applications design and development
• Experience collaborating with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts and to adapt to new technologies quickly Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, or related field
• Experience building AI applications and using AI as part of Customer experiences and workflows
• Experience coding with latest AI developer tools in IDE environments.
• Engineering experience with a public PaaS or cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot
• Developing and delivering highly reliable distributed systems in production environment.
• Experience participating in design reviews, incident retrospectives, or RFC processes
• Experience with secure coding practices
• Experience in building and evolving UX design systems

• 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)

All positions require pre-employment background verification.

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.

Nearest Major Market: Fort Worth
Nearest Secondary Market: Dallas
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