Sr Software Engineer - Frontend (Remote - US)

About the position

Be part of a team that values safety, diversity, 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. The bnsf | tech department drives innovation and efficiency by developing and maintaining advanced technological solutions across the network. This team ensures a robust IT infrastructure, supports critical applications, and enhances cybersecurity measures. Their expertise is essential in optimizing operations and enabling BNSF to deliver reliable, cutting-edge transportation services. This is a full-time position. Our leaders also foster a culture where work life balance, which requires flexibility for when life happens, is important and respected.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain user interfaces: Design, implement, and optimize user interfaces for web applications, ensuring they are responsive, efficient, and visually appealing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with designers, product managers, and backend developers to create a cohesive and high-quality product.
• Enhance application performance: Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations to improve the overall speed and responsiveness of the application.
• Write clean, maintainable code: Follow best practices for coding standards, version control, and testing to ensure the long-term maintainability of the codebase.
• Stay up to date with industry trends: Keep abreast of the latest developments in front end technologies, frameworks, and best practices to continually improve the quality of our products.
• Mentor junior developers: Provide guidance and support to less experienced team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Conduct code reviews: Participate in regular code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to established standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent education or work experience.
• 6+ years of experience in front-end development, with demonstrated success delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• Fluency and specialization with technologies such as Java, Javascript, Angular, Kafka, Springboot, Oracle, Docker, Openshift and Graffana, and Dynatrace.
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments.
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Rail, Shipping, Airline, Logistics, Warehousing, Supply Chain, or other Transportation industries or experience in a High-Tech industry.
• Experience with open-source libraries and frameworks.
• Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Proven ability to debug, analyze, and resolve performance bottlenecks in complex applications.
• Experience in testing methodologies using frameworks such as Junit, Spock testing framework, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including bonus eligibility.