BNSF Railway
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BNSF Railway Sr. Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Mar 23, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Mostly negative
How others got an interview
- 20%OtherOther
Interview search
6 interviews
BNSF Railway interviews FAQs
- Sr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at BNSF Railway with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BNSF Railway overall takes an average of 42 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at BNSF Railway as a Sr. Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 36%
Phone interview: 27%
Personality test: 9%
One on one interview: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Other: 9%
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