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Staff Engineering Manager, BNSF | Tech

BNSF Railway • United States
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Lead and mentor engineering teams in a remote role at BNSF Railway, driving architectural decisions and delivering innovative solutions for freight movement. Requires 9+ years of software engineering/management experience and 6+ years in programming modern languages. This full-time position offers a salary range of $225,000 - $300,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US; H-1B transfers and TN status sponsorship are considered.

Key Highlights
Lead and mentor engineering teams across various technical domains.
Drive architectural decisions and ensure engineering excellence for core freight movement operations.
Full-time remote position with travel up to 20% to Fort Worth, TX.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and mentor engineering teams across a variety of technical domains.
Drive architectural decisions, ensure engineering excellence, and deliver innovative solutions that impact core freight movement operations.
Lead a team of 6-10 engineers, guiding end-to-end technical execution.
Drive technical vision and strategy across distributed systems.
Mentor junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on technical solutions.
Ensure secure coding practices and platform reliability.
Own architecture for large-scale systems and making critical technical decisions.
Translate railroad business requirements into scalable digital solutions.
Establish engineering best practices, observability, and technical debt management.
Demonstrate operational excellence by monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues, including participating in a 24/7 on‑call rotation.
Technical Skills Required
Distributed Systems Programming Software Engineering
Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive benefits package
401(k) and Railroad Retirement program
Health care options (medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health)
HSA with employer contributions
Life and disability insurance
Family benefits (parental, adoption, surrogacy)
Discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling
Annual bonus
Generous leave/time off
Travel expenses covered
Nice to Have
Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, or related field
Able to work now and in the future without BNSF’s assistance in obtaining, maintaining, or extending employment authorization
6+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
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

Job Description

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.innovating and transforming the future of freight railis the technology division making BNSF the preeminent freight and mobility company in north america.
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