May 13, 2026
CSX Software Engineer reviews
3.4
62% would recommend to a friend
Joseph R. Hinrichs
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3.0
Apr 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros
Poor management to work for
Cons
Good work and life balance.
2.0
Dec 18, 2025
Abrupt policy reversals, declining benefits, and low morale under new CEO Steve Angel
Current employee, more than 10 years
Recommend
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Pros
-Under prior leadership (Joe Hinrichs), CSX was moving in a positive direction with stability and modern work practices -Historically strong bonuses (uncertain going forward) -Genuinely enjoy the application I work on -Talented and supportive coworkers -Employees clearly demonstrated high productivity while fully remote for multiple years
Cons
-Since the arrival of CEO Steve Angel, employee experience has deteriorated rapidly -Abruptly forced return to office 5 days a week with ~2 months' notice after being successfully fully remote for 5 years -Employee benefits have been steadily reduced. Discontinuation of the Well-being Reimbursement Account (WRA) and elimination of the Student Loan Repayment Program -Promotions are difficult unless you’re on teams with the right funding and executive attention -Upper management frequently makes short-sighted, cost-cutting decisions that ignore long-term impact on employees and systems -High CEO turnover pattern. Leaders come in, cut costs aggressively, then leave -Frequent layoffs and continued uncertainty about further cuts -Employees are stretched thin across many critical systems with limited backfill -Overall employee morale is low and trending downward -Hard to recommend CSX leadership to someone actively seeking stability and growth
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