Staff Engineering Manager (Remote - US)

BNSF Railway • ,

9d • $225,000 - $300,000 • Remote

About The Position

BNSF | Tech is the technology division making BNSF the preeminent freight and mobility company in North America. This role is for a Staff Engineering Manager who is passionate about making a difference and eager to advance their career in a dynamic and supportive environment. 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. 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 will be 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. This position is open to candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States. We are also open to sponsoring H-1B transfers, TN nonimmigrant status, and STEM OPT candidates with at least 2 years of remaining eligibility.

Requirements

• Authorized to work in the US.
• Minimum of 9 years’ experience as a software engineer and/or manager.
• Minimum of 6 years' experience as an engineer.
• 6+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• Experience with distributed systems and technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, API gateways, SQL/NoSQL/Graph databases, caching systems, and serverless platforms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practices
• Experience building enterprise products leveraging open-source platform and infrastructure technologies
• Familiarity with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with secure coding practices and platform security principles
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders
• Experience participating in design reviews, incident retrospectives, or RFC processes
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts and adapt quickly
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience leading multiple teams and delivering cross organizational platform and products.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, or related field
• 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).
• 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

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.

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: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree