Software Engineering Manager III - Core Services

ABOUT OnX We’re a team of builders, adventurers, and risk takers using technology to help people confidently explore the outdoors. Driven by our mission to awaken the adventurer inside everyone, we build products that optimize every outdoor experience and inspire confidence to get out and go further.

We’re a high‑growth tech company. The pace is fast, the work takes grit, and ambiguity is part of the job. As the world changes around us, we adapt—continuously evolving how we build, prioritize, and deliver. Our business moves quickly, and there’s real opportunity to shape what we build next. Each of our verticals—Hunt, Offroad, Backcountry, and Fish—are at a different stage of maturity, which means the challenges you encounter and the impact you have will vary depending on where you sit and what the business needs most.

We operate with an experimentation mindset, continually iterating and improving how we solve problems. We expect our people to use the latest tooling, including AI, thoughtfully and responsibly, pairing human judgment with technology to increase quality, speed, and impact. Our impact comes to life through the products we build, in the stories of our customers, and in our growing commitment to land stewardship and recreational access.

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 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 s 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.

• 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 post‑mortem 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.

Go, Elixir, Rust, Python, Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, Java, Git / Git Hub,…