[Remote] Staff Engineering Manager (Remote - US) Job Details | BNSF

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BNSF Railway is one of the largest U.S. railroads, and they are seeking a Staff Engineering Manager to lead and mentor engineering teams across various technical domains. The role involves driving architectural decisions, ensuring engineering excellence, and delivering innovative solutions that impact core freight movement operations.ResponsibilitiesLead a team of 6-10 engineers, guiding end-to-end technical executionDrive technical vision and strategy across distributed systemsMentor junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellenceCollaborate with cross-functional teams to align on technical solutionsEnsure secure coding practices and platform reliabilityOwn architecture for large-scale systems and making critical technical decisionsTranslate railroad business requirements into scalable digital solutionsEstablish engineering best practices, observability, and technical debt managementSkillsAuthorized to work in the USMinimum of 9 years' experience as a software engineer and/or managerMinimum of 6 years' experience as an engineer6+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming languageExperience with distributed systems and technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, API gateways, SQL/NoSQL/Graph databases, caching systems, and serverless platformsExperience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practicesExperience building enterprise products leveraging open-source platform and infrastructure technologiesFamiliarity with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)Experience with secure coding practices and platform security principlesAbility to work in cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholdersExperience participating in design reviews, incident retrospectives, or RFC processesDemonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts and adapt quicklyStrong communication and collaboration skillsExperience leading multiple teams and delivering cross organizational platform and productsBachelor's degree or higher in computer science, or related fieldAble 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 experienceEngineering experience with a public PaaS or cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP)Experience developing and operating large scale distributed systems in productionExperience with serverless runtimes and event-driven architecturesFamiliarity with developer tooling as a builder and/or userInterest in sustainable infrastructure and cost/resource awarenessExperience with single-pane-of-glass management platforms or control planes for distributed systemsFamiliarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring BootBenefitsAn 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