Infrastructure Software Engineer II (Remote - US)

BNSF Railway is one of the largest U.S. railroads transporting freight across 28 western states and 3 Canadian provinces. They are seeking an Infrastructure Software Engineer II to support the development and operation of Kubernetes-native systems, infrastructure as code, and automation tools to enhance platform services.

Responsibilities:

• This is a full stack infrastructure engineering role, involving backend services, APIs, and developer-facing tooling for our infrastructure and platform services
• Develop and operate Kubernetes-native systems using GitOps workflows
• Build and operate infrastructure as code, automation, and observability tools and services
• Collaborate with internal application teams to improve platform usability and feedback
• Help design and run systems that scale across data centers, edge devices, and cloud environments

Requirements:

• Authorized to work in the US
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience with IaaS, PaaS, Open NOS, Service Mesh, block/object storage, Containers, Linux, SQL, or NoSQL DBs
• Proficiency in modern programming languages used in infrastructure (e.g. Go, Python, and Java)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practices
• Interest in open-source infrastructure and developer platforms
• Familiarity with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with secure coding practices and infrastructure security principles
• Familiarity with secrets management and identity and access control
• 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 to adapt to new technologies quickly
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a related field
• Engineering experience with a public IaaS company (AWS, Digital Ocean, GCP, CoreWeave, etc.)
• Experience running infrastructure platforms in production such as OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, DBaaS, service mesh, and API gateways
• Experience with edge systems and hybrid environments
• Familiarity with developer tooling as a builder and/or user
• Interest in sustainable infrastructure and cost/resource awareness
• Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot
• Familiarity with container-based development
• 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)