onXmaps, Inc. · 2 days ago
Director of Engineering - Hunt
Missoula, Montana, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$188K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years exponX is a pioneer in digital outdoor navigation with a mission to awaken the adventurer inside everyone. They are seeking an experienced engineering leader to lead the Hunt Vertical, overseeing foundational systems across the product ecosystem and partnering with Product and Design leadership to shape the long-term technical and product evolution.
AppsInformation TechnologyGPSInformation ServicesMobile Apps
Responsibilities
Own and Lead the Hunt Engineering Vertical
Provide technical and people leadership across Core Hunt, HRT, and Land Intelligence, ensuring reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability
Balance the needs of multiple customer personas, from casual hunters to power users and professionals
Act as a steward of high-trust, business-critical systems, particularly where data accuracy, performance, and availability directly impact customer confidence
Partner at the Highest Level with Product and Design
Operate as a true peer to Product leadership, jointly owning domain strategy, investment sequencing, and roadmap outcomes
Translate customer insights, product strategy, and business priorities into clear engineering direction
Challenge and influence product direction when needed to protect long-term velocity, system integrity, and customer trust
Build and Grow High-Performing Teams
Make great engineers better through coaching, feedback, career development, and mentoring
Build and scale balanced, multi-disciplinary teams across iOS, Android, Web, and Backend
Hire exceptional engineers and contribute to broader engineering and leadership hiring efforts, including interviewing manager-level candidates
Drive Technical Strategy and Execution
Guide architectural direction and long-term technical strategy for Hunt’s core systems
Lead teams through ambiguous problem spaces, bringing clarity without slowing momentum
Ensure strong engineering fundamentals: quality, observability, operational excellence, and sustainable delivery
Improve engineering velocity and effectiveness through thoughtful processes, metrics, and tooling (including responsible use of AI-assisted development tools)
Communicate and Align Across the Organization
Manage dependencies and collaboration across multiple teams and domains
Communicate clearly and proactively with engineering, product, design, and executive stakeholders
Help teams understand the 'why' behind the work and how it connects to onX’s broader mission and business goals
Qualification
Required
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 improved engineering velocity, quality, and observability across teams, and are comfortable introducing or maturing workflows, processes, and metrics
Experience thoughtfully adopting AI-assisted development tools to improve team productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity, and helping teams build strong judgment around when and how to use them effectively
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
Preferred
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
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.
Company
onXmaps, Inc.
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201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$195.08MKey Investors
TCVSummit Partners
2025-11-03Private Equity
2022-10-04Series B· $87.4M
2021-10-20Series Unknown· $87.38M
Leadership Team
Eric Siegfried
Founder
Recent News
2025-10-17
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2025-10-03
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