Software Engineering Manager III - Core Services

onX • Missoula, MT

6h • $150,000 - $188,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a pioneer in digital outdoor navigation with a suite of apps, onX was founded in Montana, which in turn has inspired our mission to awaken the adventurer inside everyone. With more than 400 employees located around the country working in largely remote / hybrid roles, we have created regional “Basecamps” to help remote employees find connection and inspiration with other onXers. We bring our outdoor passion to work every day, coupling it with industry-leading technology to craft dynamic outdoor experiences.
Through multiple years of growth, we haven’t lost our entrepreneurial ethos at onX. We offer a fast-paced, growing, tech-forward environment where ownership, accountability, and passion for winning as a team are essential. We value diversity and believe it leads to different perspectives and inspires both new adventures and new growth. As a team, we’re hungry to improve, value innovation, and believe great ideas come from any direction.
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onX is seeking a Software Engineering Manager III with a passion for building foundational data and platform systems that power outdoor experiences. Your focus will be on leading engineering teams responsible for the core data infrastructure and delivery systems that underpin onX's suite of apps. You will be a part of our Core Services engineering organization that builds and operates the platform systems other teams depend on. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a dynamic growing company focused on making an impact on the business, and leading teams that solve complex data architecture and delivery challenges at scale. This role will serve as the engineering leader for our Connected Content and Content Delivery teams at onX and will report to the Director of Engineering
TECHNOLOGIES WE USE
Go, Elixir, Rust Python, Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, Java, Git / GitHub, Google Cloud Build, Travis CI, Kubernetes, Docker, MySQL, PostGIS, Linux, Google Cloud Platform, and many open source mapping tools.

Requirements

• At least five (5) years of experience directly managing software engineers.
• Proven ability to lead teams building platform, infrastructure, or data systems that other engineering teams depend on.
• Experience establishing operational excellence practices: SLOs, incident management, on-call rotations, and production reliability frameworks
• You have led teams through ambiguous, fast-changing product stages and can bring structure and clarity without slowing pace.
• You have improved engineering velocity, quality, and observability across teams, and are comfortable introducing or maturing workflows, processes, and metrics.
• You can connect engineering work to business goals, making decisions that balance customer value, quality, and impact.
• You're comfortable using AI-assisted tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and velocity, and can help your team adopt them effectively.
• You communicate well with executives and non-technical leaders
• A shared passion for and ability to demonstrate onX’s Company Values.
• Permanent US work authorization is a condition of employment with onX.
• (When applicable) This position requires that a portfolio of work samples be submitted for consideration.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data systems architecture, GraphQL federation, or distributed systems.
• Familiarity with mapping, geospatial, or navigation technologies.
• Experience designing or leading complex server-side architectures for high-volume consumer-facing products.
• Experience working with APIs, platform components, or developer experience tooling that support large-scale B2C applications.
• You understand how product, growth, and revenue metrics influence technical priorities in a fast-growing business.
• Experience with GCP, Kubernetes, or similar cloud infrastructure.
• You have a B.S. or M.S. in computer science or a related field or experience

Responsibilities

• Make great engineers better. You'll support your teammates with individual goal-setting, professional development, and mentoring. You'll coach engineers through structured growth plans and partner with senior/staff-level ICs to set technical direction for the teams.
• Make great software. You'll work with your teams to ensure you're delivering maintainable, high-quality platform systems that internal and external customers depend on. You will lead your teams in design, development, testing, deployment, and operations, with a focus on reliability and developer experience
• Build great teams. You'll work closely with your peers to hire smart, creative, and kind engineers. You'll be responsible for building and sustaining a healthy team culture where ownership and collaboration are the norm
• Own operational excellence. You'll establish and maintain production reliability practices including SLO definition and monitoring, incident management, on-call sustainability, and postmortem culture.
• Collaborate. You'll manage dependencies between functional teams and facilitate collaboration across engineering, Product, Product Design, and business stakeholders. Your teams build foundational capabilities used across onX's apps, making cross-functional alignment critical
• Lead through others. You can drive a project yourself or direct teams and technical leaders to a desired outcome. You provide thought partnership for your team, challenging and elevating your team to develop robust architectural and technical strategies.
• Translate. You'll translate business strategy, customer insights, and organizational priorities into clear engineering direction, helping your team understand the "why" behind the roadmap and how their work connects to onX's goals.
• Communicate. You'll err on the side of over-communicating. You'll work closely with product managers and engineers to set ambitious but attainable goals, articulate the value of platform work, and build organizational buy-in for infrastructure investments.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, annual bonuses, equity, and opportunities for growth
• Comprehensive health benefits, including a no-monthly-cost medical plan
• Parental leave plan of 5 or 13 weeks fully paid
• 401k matching at 100% for the first 3% you save and 50% from 3-5%
• Company-wide outdoor adventures and amazing outdoor industry perks
• Annual “Get Out, Get Active” funds to fuel your active lifestyle in and outside of the gym
• Flexible time away package that includes PTO, STO, VTO, and Holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager