I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BNSF Railway in Jun 2025
Interview
Before they even give you the courtesy of a phone screen, they ask you to complete a 1.5 hour Codility exercise. To be honest, I find it demeaning to ask someone to spend time doing leetcode before even speaking to them, since a 100% pass isn't even a guarantee they will call you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic leetcode questions that include basic statistics in either Python or R. I didn't finish the assignment, not worth my time.
I applied online. I interviewed at BNSF Railway (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
1. Online test
2. Explanation of the solution to the online test
3. Panel interview (a business problem, and it's solution over 3 hours) and behavioral (manager and someone else, 2 hours)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to classify incoming packages by destination so that the delivery cost is minimized.
A few days after I applied, I received an invitation for a remote screening interview. The link gave me a one-week window to complete the screening (data science questions), which I did.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me some DS questions that are possible through a remote screening.