Senior Backend Engineer - Content

ABOUT onX

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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WHAT YOU WILL DO

onX is seeking a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our Content Delivery team. In this role, you will build the backend infrastructure that powers offline map experiences for millions of outdoor enthusiasts. You will work on high-performance data pipelines, map tile generation and delivery systems, and large-scale geospatial data processing -- turning terabytes of cartographic data into fast, reliable, offline-capable map content across onX's suite of apps.

We practice data-driven decision making and emphasize experimentation. Engineers on our team have ownership and autonomy to create, develop, and analyze their work in the context of greater company objectives. This is a great opportunity to solve hard problems at the intersection of geospatial technology, large-scale data processing, and outdoor recreation.

This position reports to a Software Engineering Manager III.

TECHNOLOGIES WE USE

Our backend engineers primarily work in Go running in Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform. The Content Delivery team works extensively with geospatial technologies (PostGIS, vector/raster tile processing, GEOS), GCP data services (Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Cloud Functions, Firebase), and CDN/caching infrastructure for map tile delivery. Experience with large-scale ETL pipelines and offline-first content synchronization patterns is particularly relevant.

As an onX Senior Backend Engineer, your day to day responsibilities would look like:

(Essential Job Duties)

• Build and maintain scalable services to support new features and products across the onX suite of apps
• Build high-performance backend services and data pipelines for map tile generation, compression, caching, and delivery
• Design and implement systems for processing terabytes of cartographic and geospatial data using distributed architectures
• Develop and optimize offline-first architecture and content synchronization patterns across mobile platforms
• Architect CDN strategies and caching layers for efficient tile delivery at scale
• Write unit, integration, and acceptance tests
• Participate in and drive architectural decisions involving geospatial data services and delivery infrastructure
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members and stakeholders
• Leverage and extend existing onX platform services and patterns
• Design and instrument systems to monitor key performance indicators for data pipelines and tile delivery
• Participate in an on-call schedule to support backend services
• Lead by example -- embody onX's company values, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration

LOCATION

onX has created a thriving distributed workforce community across several US locations. This position can be performed from an onX corporate office, “Basecamp,” or “Connection Hub". 

• Corporate Offices: onX was founded in Montana with offices in Missoula and Bozeman. If you prefer to work in an office at least part of the time this is a great option.
• Basecamps: Basecamps are established virtual workforce communities where a sizable number of distributed team members group for work, volunteering, socializing, and adventure.  
  • Our current Basecamps are located within a 90-mile radius