Backend IAM Engineer III - Identity & Access | Distributed

onX; Missoula (MT); Remote; USD 130,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus potential

Comprehensive health benefits

401k matching

Outdoor industry perks

Growth opportunities

Equity options

Job summary

onX is seeking a Backend Engineer III to contribute to identity, entitlements, and access management as part of the Identity team. You’ll support authentication, authorization, and subscriptions while collaborating with partners and advancing initiatives in a dynamic environment.

You’ll own features end to end across sign-in, access, and subscription systems, mentor teammates, and help product teams integrate with our identity platforms. This role reports to the engineering manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with Go or Elixir.
• Experience with high-availability backend services.
• A strong curiosity for exploring new technologies, including AI.
• Able to travel quarterly for multiple days to a corporate office or Basecamp.

Responsibilities

• Own features end to end across sign-in, access, and subscription systems.
• Help product teams integrate with identity and access systems.
• Share knowledge through code review, documentation, and mentoring.
• Participate in on-call, resolve incidents, and fix root causes.
• Embed AI as a repeatable co-pilot in daily workflows with sound judgment.

Skills

5+ years software development

Go or Elixir

high-availability backend

AI curiosity

US work authorization

travel quarterly

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Ory (Kratos, Hydra)

Auth0

Okta

WebAuthn

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

onX is seeking a Backend Engineer III to contribute to identity, entitlements, and access management as part of the Identity team. You’ll support authentication, authorization, and subscriptions while collaborating with partners and advancing initiatives in a dynamic environment.

You’ll own features end to end across sign-in, access, and subscription systems, mentor teammates, and help product teams integrate with our identity platforms. This role reports to the engineering manager.