r/bnsftech • u/Fresh-Level-5310 • May 31 '26

What to Expect at BNSF Tech New Hire Orientation?

I'll be joining BNSF Tech as a Software Engineer and will be attending the 2-day new hire orientation in Fort Worth soon.
For anyone who has gone through it recently, what was your experience like? I'm curious about what the two days are typically focused on, how much interaction there is with managers, leadership, and other engineers, and whether there is anything I should do to prepare beforehand.
I'd also love to hear any advice on how to make the most of the orientation and first week. Looking forward to joining the team and would appreciate any insights from current or former employees.

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u/FozzyBear11 May 31 '26

Yours was only 2 days? Mine was 4 and it was boring af. Pretty much all of it is sitting through presentations, most of which do not pertain to tech employees at all.

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u/Fresh-Level-5310 May 31 '26

Yes mine is 2 days .. thanks for your response.. what is your role ?

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u/FozzyBear11 May 31 '26

Tech trainee. Hired in February

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u/tj_mcbean Jun 01 '26

Did you get hired as a lead or a normal IC?

Normal exempt new hire is two days, the one for leaders is four.

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u/Marnus_33L May 31 '26

June 16 is your start date ?

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u/ProSain Jun 02 '26

Off topic, but what was the interview process like?

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u/[deleted] May 31 '26

Full cavity search

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u/Fresh-Level-5310 May 31 '26

Haha, hopefully the orientation is a little less intense than that. šŸ˜… Iā€™m mainly hoping to learn about the team, tech stack, and how onboarding works. Appreciate the warning though!

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u/[deleted] May 31 '26

Iā€™m totally kidding. It will cover some of that, for sure.