Sr/Staff Software Engineer (Digital Workplace) (Remote - US)

BNSF Railway

1d • Remote

About The Position

BNSF | Tech is the technology division making BNSF the preeminent freight and mobility company in North America. This role is part of the Digital Workplace Engineering team, which is responsible for the technology experiences that power how every BNSF employee works. This includes platforms for endpoint and device management, productivity and collaboration, intelligent workplace services, and unified communications. The team engineers and operates these platforms to enable optimized productivity for BNSF employees individually and across teams. This is a ground-floor opportunity at a company running critical national infrastructure, for an engineer who wants to build something that matters.

Requirements

• Authorized to work in the US
• Minimum 6+ years of software and systems engineering experience
• Expert-level domain knowledge spanning several sub-domains of End User Computing and Unified Communications & Collaboration technologies
• Highly adept at config and policy definition and management for platform reliability and user experience optimization
• Production-quality coding proficiency in at least one language — Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript equivalent, C# or C++, Java; PowerShell proficiency a plus considering the domain
• Experience delivering through CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate engineering output
• Experience building or integrating enterprise platforms via APIs and web services
• Experience leading design and code reviews
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, evolving environments and deliver iteratively

Nice To Haves

• Able to work now and in the future without BNSF's assistance in obtaining, maintaining, or extending employment authorization (including H-1B, STEM OPT/CPT, or TN nonimmigrant status)
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Experience leading modernization of compute endpoints e.g. Autopilot enablement, managing policy as code, Entra ID migration, cloud-native UEM, Zero Trust enablement, and ring-based update management
• Background in AI-powered workflow automation or virtual agent development
• Experience in large, complex enterprise environments, with ongoing regulatory considerations

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-quality solutions across the Digital Workplace portfolio — endpoint management, productivity platforms, collaboration tooling, and AI-powered capabilities
• Define and maintain high engineering standards across the team
• Oversee the optimal configuration of vendor platforms to balance user/business value, their cognitive load, and platform extensibility
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as a standard part of your engineering workflow
• Lead technology strategy and platform architecture decisions while establishing/maintaining engineering standards for our engineering discipline
• Translate complex business and operational requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions
• Operate with a product mindset: own outcomes, not just tasks, and connect technical work to measurable business value
• Collaborate across bnsf | tech and business stakeholders to deliver value-aligned internal products
• Lead design reviews, conduct code & config reviews, and steward effective change rigor; set and uphold engineering quality standards
• Mentor a growing engineering team as the org scales

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees