Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. onX is a technology company building products that help people confidently explore the outdoors. The company is seeking a Backend Engineer to build reliable, well-tested backend services and shared platform infrastructure supporting content experimentation, event tracking, and app-start fidelity. The role will contribute to architecture, collaborate across teams, and support backend services through an on-call rotation.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain scalable services supporting Growth Infrastructure initiatives, including content experimentation and event tracking
- Write unit, integration, and acceptance tests
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute design proposals for our services
- Collaborate effectively with other engineers, PMs, and cross-functional stakeholders (mobile, BI, marketing)
- Leverage and extend existing onX services rather than reinventing them
- Proactively identify and use AI workflows that increase velocity while not degrading quality
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support backend services after work hours
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, primarily in API development, is required
- A shared passion for and ability to demonstrate onX's Company Values
- Permanent US work authorization is a condition of employment with onX
- Ability to travel quarterly for multiple days to a corporate office or other onX strategic location, such as a Basecamp
- In this role, success is driven by cognitive abilities such as concentration and problem-solving, essential for our computer-centric tasks
- Experience with Go or similar backend languages
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform
- Familiarity with a major cloud platform (Google Cloud Platform preferred)
- Exposure to A/B testing or experimentation platforms (e.g., Eppo)
Benefits
- Full-time onX employees are eligible for a grant of common share options with a vesting schedule.
- Full-time onX employees are eligible for a potential annual bonus of 10% based on company performance.
- Opportunities for growth.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including a no-monthly-cost medical plan.
- Paid parental leave of 13 weeks for birthing parents and 5 weeks for non-birthing parents.
- 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.
- Flexible time away package that includes PTO, STO, VTO, and paid holidays.
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