Senior Software Engineer

Job Overview

Full‑time, remote, contract‑to‑hire position based out of Fort Worth, TX. Employees may work from anywhere within the contiguous 48 states of the United States. Travel may be up to 20%; occasional in‑person meetings at our headquarters in Fort Worth are required, with travel expenses covered by BNSF.

Specifically looking for candidates with experience from big tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Tesla, Apple, Netflix, Amazon, etc.

We bridge the gap between vision and reality by transforming complex rail logistics and workflows into high‑performing products. The role covers product engineering, platform engineering, and enterprise engineering to build scalable, reliable services that meet user needs and accelerate business.

• Own and deliver highly visible, innovative projects that directly impact railroad logistics and freight movement operations.
• Drive the technical and architectural vision for core teams, handling all phases of the software development cycle including scoping, design, implementation, testing, and delivery.
• Develop APIs, automation, and tools to improve platform integration.
• Build and maintain monitoring and alerting systems for services.
• Collaborate with application teams to enhance reliability and performance.
• Design and operate scalable systems across data centers, edge devices, and the cloud.
• Work with BNSF teams to create products that improve rail network operations.
• Innovate in distributed computing and drive industry transformation.
• Build solutions for high‑speed, large‑scale predictions on distributed systems.
• Solve broad challenges by designing and coding effective solutions in an agile environment.
• Own architecture for large‑scale, complex systems.
• Make critical technical decisions balancing business needs and engineering trade‑offs.
• Drive cross‑team alignment on technical solutions.
• Establish and maintain coding and design best practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more technical domains.
• Mentor and grow other engineers.
• Anticipate technical risks and design systems to mitigate them.

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Minimum 6 years of software development or related experience.
• Proficiency with at least one programming language and experience with distributed systems (e.g., Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, SQL/No
  
  SQL/Graph databases, caching, serverless).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and Dev Ops practices.
• Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry) and secure coding practices.
• Ability to work in cross‑functional teams and communicate with stakeholders; experience with design reviews, incident retrospectives, or RFC processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; experience as a mentor or tech lead.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or related field; experience with public PaaS/cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP); experience with large‑scale distributed systems, serverless runtimes, event‑driven architectures; familiarity with developer tools, React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre‑tax and Roth options
• Life insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability coverage
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off/leave (PTO, vacation, sick leave)

Location:

Full remote with occasional travel to Fort Worth, TX.

Pay: $100.00 – $140.00 per hour.

Final date to receive applications:
Anticipated to close on Feb 27, 2026.

We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by law.

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