Infrastructure Software Engineer

Basic Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the US
• 6\+ years of proficiency with modern programming languages used in infrastructure (e.g. Go, Python, and Java)
• 5\+ years of experience with IaaS, PaaS, Service Mesh, block/object storage, and Linux
• 3\+ years experience with streaming data services and SQL/NoSQL/Graph DBs
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practices
• Interest in open-source infrastructure and developer platforms
• Experience with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with secure coding practices and infrastructure security principles
• Experience with secrets management and identity and access control
• Proven ability to independently deliver features that improve developer workflows or platform capabilities
• Experience collaborating across teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Familiarity with designing scalable systems and contributing to architectural decisions.
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Github commits to open-source infrastructure and developer platforms projects
• Experience with edge systems and hybrid environments
• Experience with developer tooling as a builder and/or user
• Proficiency with container-based development
• Interest in sustainable infrastructure and cost/resource awareness
• Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot
• 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).