Software engineering manager jobs in Billings, MT

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 on Xers. 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. Important Alert: Please note, on Xmaps will never ask for credit card or SSN details during the initial application process. For your digital safety, apply only through our legitimate website at on Xmaps.com or directly via our LinkedIn page. WHAT YOU WILL DO onX is seeking a talented Software Engineering Manager III to lead a cross-functional team of engineers and shape the future of the consumer experiences that power our off-pavement mobile apps. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic growth company, focused on making an impact on the business and working with multidisciplinary teams across the organisation to ensure onX's mobile properties take full advantage of our extensive off-pavement data. This position will report to the Director of our Engineering team. 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. As an onX Software Engineering Manager III, your essential job duties and responsibilities will look like: Make great engineers better. You'll support your teammates with individual goal-setting, professional development and mentoring. Make great software. You'll work with your team and/or multiple teams to ensure you're delivering maintainable, high-quality, customer-focused products. You will lead your team in design, development, testing, deployment, and operations. Build great teams. You'll work closely with your peers to hire smart, creative and kind engineers and managers. You'll be responsible for hiring talented iOS, Android, web, and backend engineers for the team. Also be responsible for interviewing and evaluating manager candidates as part of our broader engineering and product hiring process. Collaborate. You'll manage dependencies between functional teams and facilitate collaboration. This team builds key features used across our apps, and just as importantly, relies on partnership from other teams to deliver a cohesive customer experience. You will make considerations that serve all of onX's customers and work closely with Product, Product Design, and your team's stakeholders to drive aligned outcomes. Leadership. You can drive a project by yourself or direct multiple teams and leaders to a desired outcome. You provide technical thought partnership for your team-shaping architectural direction, influencing long-term technical strategy, and guiding scrappy innovation efforts when the business needs rapid experimentation or creative solutions. You work throughout the organization and help solve problems in all parts of the company. 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 will help teams work efficiently together. You'll work closely with the team's product manager and engineers to set ambitious, but attainable goals and plan a sequence to get from where we are to where we want to be. Communicating and coordinating your team's goals will be key to successfully working with other teams and moving the company forward together. WHAT YOU'LL BRING You have at least five (5) years of experience where you directly managed software engineers. Proven ability to lead multi-platform teams (iOS, Android, Web, Backend), building customer-facing products at scale. You have a proven track record of delivering solutions to help enable product and engineering teams. You have led teams through ambiguous, fast-changing product stages (0→1, 1→10, or similar growth cycles) 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. You have a strong computer science foundation. You want to work with other happy, talented engineers. You're fun to work with. You can work in ambiguous environments and different stages of a product lifecycle ADDED BONUSES Though not required, we would be thrilled to consider candidates with any of the following: Familiarity with mapping or navigation technologies. Experience designing or leading complex client or server-side architectures for high-volume consumer-facing products. Experience working with distributed systems, APIs, or platform components that support large-scale B2C applications. You have experience working both with startups and larger growth companies You understand how product, growth, and revenue metrics influence technical priorities in a fast-growing business. You have a B.S. or M.S. in computer science or a related field or experience. WHERE YOU CAN WORK 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: onX's 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 of the following: Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Kalispell, MT; Minneapolis, MN; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; and Seattle, WA. Connection Hubs: onX's Connection Hub locations are smaller, emerging communities of distributed team members. Our current Connection Hubs are located within a 60-mile radius of the following: Boise, ID; Charleston, SC; Charlotte, NC; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Richmond, VA; Spokane, WA; and Vermont. HOW YOU'LL BE COMPENSATED onX is committed to compensating all employees fairly and equitably for their contributions. For this position, applicants can expect to make between $150,000 to $188,000 upon hire. The pay range will vary based on experience, skills, certifications, and education, among other factors as required in the job description. In addition, full-time onX employees are eligible for a grant of common share options with a vesting schedule and a potential annual bonus of 10% based on company performance. WHAT WE'RE OFFERING YOU 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. PERFORMANCE ESSENTIALS In this role, success is driven by cognitive abilities such as concentration and problem-solving, essential for our computer-centric tasks. onX will explore reasonable accommodations to ensure that individuals with diverse abilities can fully engage in and contribute to the essential physical and mental functions of the job. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact us at **************. Position open until filled. #LI-Remote At onX, we believe that unique perspectives make us stronger. By bringing together people with different experiences, ideas, and viewpoints, we fuel innovation and move closer to our mission of awakening the adventurer in everyone. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fairness not only in hiring, but also in development, compensation, and promotion. Our goal is to build an inclusive community where every team member can show up authentically and thrive. Together, we win as one team. Come join us! onX does not sell any Personal Information, but we may transfer employment related records to our service providers or third parties that provide business services to onX or as required by law. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. As part of our interview process, your conversation may be recorded for documentation purposes to allow interviewers to focus fully on the discussion. Recordings are confidential and accessible only to authorized personnel. Please note, onX respects all applicable laws regarding recording consent, and you will have an opportunity to opt-out if preferred.