Product, Platform & Enterprise Full Stack Sr/Staff Software Engineer

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March 9, 2026
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Job Description

Location: Remote (US – contiguous 48 states)
Salary Range: $165,000 – $300,000

  • L5: $165,000 – $220,000
  • L6: $225,000 – $300,000
    Travel: Up to 20% (corporate HQ in Fort Worth, TX)
    Start Date: 01/01/2026
    Remote: Fully remote with occasional on-site visits
    Visa Sponsorship: H-1B transfers, TN, STEM OPT (with ≥2 years eligibility)

Company Overview

BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in the U.S., operating across 28 states and 3 Canadian provinces. The BNSF | Tech division drives innovation in freight logistics, platform development, and enterprise engineering to enhance operations, productivity, and customer services.

Role Overview

This senior/staff engineering role focuses on full-stack development for product, platform, and enterprise systems, including large-scale distributed systems, microservices, serverless runtimes, and AI/ML applications. You will drive technical vision, mentor engineers, and participate across the entire software lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own architecture and delivery of large-scale, complex distributed systems
  • Build APIs, automation, and developer tools
  • Operate scalable services across data centers, edge devices, and cloud environments
  • Collaborate with application teams to enhance reliability, performance, and integration
  • Innovate in distributed computing, AI/ML application, and high-speed predictions
  • Drive cross-team alignment on technical solutions
  • Mentor engineers and promote best practices in coding and design
  • Participate in design reviews, incident retrospectives, RFCs, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ensure platform security, observability, and compliance

Required Skills & Experience

  • 6+ years software development experience, with 6+ years programming
  • Experience with distributed systems: messaging frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ), API gateways, SQL/NoSQL/Graph DBs, caching systems, serverless platforms
  • CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practices
  • Observability stack experience (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
  • Secure coding practices and platform security knowledge
  • Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder communication
  • Mentorship or tech lead experience
  • Strong ability to learn new technologies quickly

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience with cloud/PaaS providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Large-scale distributed systems in production
  • Serverless and event-driven architecture experience
  • Familiarity with front-end frameworks (React, Angular), Node.js, Spring Boot
  • 5+ years full software development lifecycle experience (coding, reviews, source control, testing, operations)
  • Awareness of sustainable infrastructure and cost/resource efficiency

Benefits

  • 401(k) & Railroad Retirement program
  • Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, cancer support)
  • HSA contributions, life and disability insurance at no cost
  • Parental, pediatric, and family support programs (adoption/surrogacy, dependent care FSA)
  • Travel, gym, wellness, and counseling discounts
  • Annual bonus through Incentive Compensation Program
  • Generous paid leave and time off