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Railway Corp

Infra Engineer - Datacenters

This is a remote position available anywhere in the world! Linkedin makes us show a country, but we hire the best people wherever they are. At Railway, we make it simple to ship anything. A lot goes ...

Motive Companies

Account Manager (Remote)

Austin, TX · Remote

$110K - $130K/yr

From ports and airports to rail systems and advanced manufacturing facilities, our solutions ... Remote Flexibility: Work remotely while developing strategic enterprise accounts across North ...

Motive Companies

Account Manager (Remote)

Austin, TX · Remote

$110K - $130K/yr

From ports and airports to rail systems and advanced manufacturing facilities, our solutions ... Remote Flexibility: Work remotely while developing strategic enterprise accounts across North ...

Trilon Group

Project Engineer (Rail Project Engineer)

$100K - $140K/yr

Remote- USA Compensation: $100,000 - $140,000 / year Description At Horrocks, we believe the best ... The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of railroad design, grading, rail layout, rail ...

Trilon Group

Regional Lead - Rail Engineer

$140K - $200K/yr

Remote- USA Compensation: $140,000 - $200,000 / year Description At Horrocks, we believe the best ... The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in railroad engineering and project ...

CEDENT

Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

$40 - $60/hr

Location: 100% Remote ? Overview: * Our client's current background check solution features several ... Looking for a backend focused Senior Software Engineer (10+ years) with expertise in Ruby on Rail ...

PAR Technology

Ruby on Rails Engineer

$140K - $160K/yr

Remote, United States Reports To: Engineering Manager What We're Looking For: • 3-5 years practical industry experience or equivalent building systems in Ruby on Rails • Experience building and ...

Lochner

Structures - Rail Project Engineer

East Hartford, CT · On-site +1

$78K - $105K/yr

We are seeking a Structures-Rail Project Engineer to support the planning, design, and delivery of ... Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid and remote opportunities where business needs allow

3M

USAC Rail Key Account Manager

$164K - $201K/yr

USAC Rail Key Account Manager Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World Choosing where to ... Remote in one of the following locations: Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York ...

gpac

SDS/2 Miscellaneous Metals Detailer (Remote)

Remote (U.S.) - No Sponsorship is Available at this time Employment Type: Full-Time About the ... Pipe rails * Ladders * Platforms * Miscellaneous structural components * Review and check detailing ...

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How much do remote railroad jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 2, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote railroad in the United States is $25.29, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $12.98 and $41.59 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a remote railroad?

A Remote Railroad job typically involves monitoring, operating, or maintaining railroad systems from a remote location using advanced technology. These roles can include remote dispatching, signaling operations, or even predictive maintenance monitoring. Workers in these positions use digital tools to oversee train movements, track conditions, and safety protocols without being physically present on-site. This allows for more efficient management of rail operations while ensuring the safety and reliability of the railroad network.

What does a remote railroad dispatcher do?

A typical day for a Remote Railroad Dispatcher involves monitoring train schedules, communicating with rail crews, and coordinating track usage to maintain efficient and safe operations. You will work from a remote location using advanced computer systems and real-time tracking technology to manage rail traffic, respond to incidents, and report on train movements. Collaboration with on-site crews, maintenance teams, and other dispatchers is frequent, primarily through digital communication channels. While the work is mainly desk-based, it requires constant vigilance, quick decision-making, and adaptability to shifting priorities throughout the day. This role often involves working in shifts to ensure 24/7 coverage, which provides flexibility and unique challenges in maintaining focus and effectiveness.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed for a remote railroad?

To thrive as a Remote Railroad Dispatcher, you need a solid understanding of railway operations, logistics, and safety protocols, often supported by prior experience in rail transport or a related certification. Familiarity with specialized dispatch software, real-time tracking systems, and communication platforms is essential. Excellent problem-solving, attention to detail, and communication skills set top performers apart in this remote position. These competencies are crucial for ensuring smooth railroad operations, rapid incident responses, and coordination across geographically dispersed teams.

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Infographic showing various Remote Railroad job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 90% Full Time, 9% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 98% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $52,612 per year, or $25.3 per hour.

Infra Engineer - Datacenters

Railway Corp

Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 4 days ago

Job description

This is a remote position available anywhere in the world! Linkedin makes us show a country, but we hire the best people wherever they are.
At Railway, we make it simple to ship anything. A lot goes into that. This role bridges the universe of atoms, to the universe of bits.
We've built ground up infrastructure to deliver better-than-best-in-class experience to all of our users, by building datacenters all over the world.
They're designed for performance of course, but also for resilience and reliability. Doesn't matter how good your stuff is if it doesn't stay up right?
"The person who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt the person doing it"
- Confucius
Curious? Learn more in our blog post about this team and the great work they're doing: So You Want to Build Your Own Data Center
Want to learn about our work culture? Here is a three-part blog series that will help you see the unique ways our team works (1 and 2 and 3).
Required Qualifications/Experience
Expect to need all of these, day to day, to excel at Railway
  1. Built application level code (Golang, GRPC, Postgres, etc)
  2. Made use of OS primitives (syscalls, cgroups, etc)
  3. Delivered projects 0→N. Lead it, scaled it, seen your "brilliant solutions" become tech debt, etc
  4. Operated with agency and urgency (bonus points if remotely!)
  5. Had enough foresight to ship for today, design for 10x, and engineer for 100x in 18mo
  6. Communicated clearly using RFCs/Docs/etc to break up + deliver large, nebulous tasks
  7. Been oncall and know that you will be 1-2 weeks per quarter
  8. Constructed monitoring, alerts, and dashboards to notify you before things break
  9. Built the confidence to say no to 99% of things, and the grit to deliver the 1% that matter
Job description
At Railway, we make it simple to ship anything. A lot goes into that. This role bridges the universe of atoms, to the universe of bits.
We've built ground up infrastructure to deliver better-than-best-in-class experience to all of our users, by building datacenters all over the world.
They're designed for performance of course, but also for resilience and reliability. Doesn't matter how good your stuff is if it doesn't stay up right?
"The person who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt the person doing it"
- Confucius
Curious? Learn more in our blog post about this team and the great work they're doing: So You Want to Build Your Own Data Center
Want to learn about our work culture? Here is a three-part blog series that will help you see the unique ways our team works (1 and 2 and 3).
Required Qualifications/Experience
Expect to need all of these, day to day, to excel at Railway
  1. Built application level code (Golang, GRPC, Postgres, etc)
  2. Made use of OS primitives (syscalls, cgroups, etc)
  3. Delivered projects 0→N. Lead it, scaled it, seen your "brilliant solutions" become tech debt, etc
  4. Operated with agency and urgency (bonus points if remotely!)
  5. Had enough foresight to ship for today, design for 10x, and engineer for 100x in 18mo
  6. Communicated clearly using RFCs/Docs/etc to break up + deliver large, nebulous tasks
  7. Been oncall and know that you will be 1-2 weeks per quarter
  8. Constructed monitoring, alerts, and dashboards to notify you before things break
  9. Built the confidence to say no to 99% of things, and the grit to deliver the 1% that matter

Desired Qualifications/Experience
Expect to go deep in 1-2 of these to do the best work of your life
  1. Designed and procured $1m+ hardware for datacenters
  2. Managed and orchestrated supply chains globally
  3. Designed rack level layouts for optimal efficiency (heat/energy/etc)
  4. Built automated systems for inventory management up to PXE bootstrapping

We value and love to work with diverse persons from all backgrounds
Things to know
For better or worse, we're a startup; our team dynamics are different from companies of different sizes and stages.
  • We're distributed ALL across the globe, and that's only going to be more and more distributed. As a result, stuff is ALWAYS happening.
  • We do NOT expect you to work all the time, but you'll have to be diligent about your boundaries because the end of your day may overlap with the start of someone else's.
  • We're a small team, with high ownership, who are not only passionate about what we do, but seek to be exceptional as well. At the time of writing we're 21, serving hundreds of thousands of users. There's a lot of stuff going on, and a lot of ambiguity.
  • We want you to own it. We believe that ownership is a key to growth, and part of that growth is not only being able to make the choices, but owning the success, or failure, that comes with those choices.

Benefits and perks
At Railway, we provide best in class benefits. Great salary, full health benefits including dependents, strong equity grants, equipment stipend, and much more. For more details, check back on the main careers page.
Beyond compensation, there are a few things that we believe that make working at Railway truly unique:
  • Autonomy: We have very few meetings. Just a Monday and a Friday to go over the Company Board. We think your time is sacred, whether it's at work, or outside of work.
  • Ownership: We're a company with a high ownership, high autonomy culture. We hope that you'll come in, help us, and over the course of many years do the best work of your life. When we bring you onboard, we expect you to change the company.
  • Novel problems/solutions: We're a startup that's well funded, with cool problems, which lets us implement novel solutions! We abhor "busywork" and think, whether it's community, engineering, operations, etc there's always opportunity for creative and high leverage solutions.
  • Growth: We want you to grow with us, but we know that talent is loaned, so when you figure out what area you want to grow in next, whether it's at Railway or outside, we'll make sure you land there.

How we hire
No tricks. No surprises. Here's the entire process:
  1. Talk with us about the role
    • This is completely open ended and we're just trying to see who you are, what you want to do, and where you wanna go.
  2. Work on a small project to discuss in the interview
    • Asynchronously implement the following:
    • Pre-interview: Design a datacenter procurement, buildout, and management process from scratch
    • You can, and SHOULD! ask us questions ahead of time.
  3. Review your solution with the Team
    1. You'll sit down with someone on the team and go over the above. We'll poke into your solution, as well as get you acquainted with two more members of the team.
      1. Looking for: Learn about your problem solving skills. How you break down a problem and how you present a solution.
    2. Interview Structure (60 Minutes):
      1. Pre-work (before your interview): Complete your solution (advised)
      2. 0-5m: introduction
      3. 5-50m: Building (or expanding) your solution
      4. 50-60m: Questions on Railway/Tech/etc
  4. Meet the Team
    1. You'll meet the Team, which will be comprised of 4 people from vastly different sections of the company.
      1. Looking for: How you work with the rest of the team and communicate.
  5. Offer and Details Chat with CEO
    1. Finally, we will go over the process, the role, and hammer out the details about your position, onboarding, and all the deets.

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