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Site Reliability Engineer III

Join onX as a Site Reliability Engineer to build and maintain infrastructure that supports outdoor enthusiasts.

Location
Bozeman, Montana, United States
Compensation
$130k–$153k/yr
Level
senior
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 2 months ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago

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What you'll build

  • Deploy, monitor and maintain highly available systems
  • Manage onX's infrastructure platform
  • Maintain and extend a large, mature Terraform codebase
  • Drive incident response best practices
  • Collaborate in architectural decisions

Must have

  • 5+ years of experience
  • 3+ years supporting production systems
  • Strong interest and experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience with Terraform/OpenTofu
  • Exposure to at least one major cloud platform

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
  • Experience working with high throughput, low latency services
  • Experience working with a distributed team
  • Experience working with GIS Mapping systems
  • Experience working with Airflow or equivalent ETL systems

AI in the day-to-day

We expect our people to use the latest tooling, including AI, thoughtfully and responsibly.

Requirements

Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree

Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Equity/Stock Options Flexible time away package Health Insurance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

The Site Reliability Engineer III at onX is responsible for managing and enhancing the infrastructure that supports the company's development teams, ensuring systems are reliable and performant. Key skills include expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, and various Google Cloud services, along with a strong foundation in computer science. This role is suited for experienced engineers with at least five years in production systems, particularly those who thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments. onX emphasizes a collaborative culture, where team members are encouraged to innovate and improve processes.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 8, 2026. Last confirmed on onXmaps's careers page October 8, 2026.
  • Salary band is below the typical range for DevOps/SRE roles (median ~$165,000).
  • Starts above 11% of 83 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States that list Kubernetes we track (median $165,000 across 38 companies). See Kubernetes salary trends
  • Kubernetes appears in 68.1% of 188 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States; Pub/Sub appears in 1.1% of 188 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Site Reliability Engineer III role remote?
It's hybrid — onXmaps expects some on-site time in Bozeman, Montana, United States.
What's the salary range?
onXmaps lists $130,000–$153,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Site Reliability Engineer III role.
Where is the role based?
onXmaps is hiring for this position in Bozeman, Montana, United States.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: BigQuery, BigTable, Checkly, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, CockroachDB.
What seniority level is this role?
onXmaps targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Site Reliability Engineer III role at onXmaps.

From the original posting

ABOUT onX

WHAT YOU WILL DO

onX is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure that enables our developers to ship reliably at scale. You'll manage onX's infrastructure platform, deployment automation, and observability through infrastructure-as-code—keeping systems reliable and performant while maintaining a simple path to production for development teams. This is a great opportunity to work on infrastructure that directly impacts millions of outdoor enthusiasts. This position will report to the Principal Site Reliability Engineer.

As an onX Site Reliability Engineer, your day to day responsibilities would look like:

(Essential Job Duties)

  • Deploy, monitor and maintain highly available systems using technologies such as Terraform, CockroachDB and GCP services to include GKE(Kubernetes), Cloud SQL, Bigtable, Google Composer (Airflow), Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, etc.
  • Maintain and extend a large, mature Terraform codebase.
  • Analyze systems and make recommendations to increase performance, availability and minimize cost.
  • Automate manual systems to minimize toil wherever possible.
  • Develop and maintain integrations with 3rd party monitoring and alerting systems, such as Google Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Checkly, and Rootly.
  • Drive incident response best practices for on-call engineering teams across onX. Participate in the SRE team's on-call rotation for core infrastructure.
  • Collaborate in architectural decisions and direction involving our services and initiatives.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

  • You have a B.S. or M.S. in computer science or a related field or relevant experience
  • You have at least 5+ years of experience where 3+ are supporting production systems
  • You have a strong interest and experience with Kubernetes, networking, and infrastructure-as-code.
  • You have experience with Terraform/OpenTofu
  • You have exposure to at least one major cloud platform
  • You evaluate technologies and solutions based on merit, stability, performance and the ability to debug
  • You have practical experience with different types of datastores (SQL, NoSQL, object storage) and can explain when to use each based on data access patterns and scalability needs
  • You have a strong computer science foundation
  • You believe that your profession is a craft and you’re driven to improve every day
  • You take strong ownership of your work and platform responsibilities

BONUS QUALIFICATIONS

  • Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
  • Strong ability to troubleshoot and break down issues
  • Experience working with high throughput, low latency services
  • Experience working with a distributed team
  • Experience working with IAM, auditing & security management within a cloud environment
  • Experience working with GIS Mapping systems and tiles
  • Experience working with Claude Code
  • Experience working with Airflow or equivalent ETL systems

At this time, we are NOT able to employ individuals whose primary work location is in: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, or Wyoming.

COMPENSATION

onX is committed to compensating all employees fairly and equitably for their contributions. For this position, applicants can expect to make between $130,000 to $153,000 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 ARE 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, quiet weeks, and floating holidays

Position open until filled.

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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!

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