About Tekion:
Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage backend engineering teams while driving the
design and development of scalable solutions for complex business workflows
.
Partner with Product, Design, and Business teams to
understand user personas and deliver seamless, high-quality product experiences
.
Drive adoption of
AI-assisted development practices
, ensuring engineers effectively leverage AI tools to accelerate coding, design documentation, and engineering productivity.
Utilize AI tools to
generate and review HLD and LLD documents
, evaluate AI-generated recommendations, and guide teams in using AI for component development.
Provide
technical leadership in system architecture, microservices design, and distributed systems
.
Own the
end-to-end lifecycle of backend platforms and services
including design, development, testing, integration, deployment, and continuous improvement.
Ensure
high-quality engineering standards
, code reviews, and architectural best practices across the team.
Identify and resolve
performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and reliability issues
in large-scale systems.
Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a
high-performance engineering culture and strong ownership mindset
.
Collaborate closely with
management, product, QA, and UI/UX teams
to deliver impactful solutions.
Drive
on-time, high-quality delivery in a fast-paced start-up environment
while continuously improving engineering processes and practices.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in
Computer Science or a related field
.
10+ years of experience
in backend software engineering with strong technical leadership exposure.
Proven experience in
leading and mentoring engineering teams
.
Strong sense of ownership with the ability to
drive large-scale system design and delivery
.
Expertise in
Java and object-oriented design principles
.
Hands-on experience with
AI development tools
such as Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, Claude AI, CodeGeeX, Tabnine, MutableAI, Codacy, etc., for
code generation and code reviews
.
Hands-on experience working with
LLMs for solution design, integration, or AI-driven development workflows
.
Strong experience in
building, scaling, and managing microservices-based architectures
.
Strong
problem-solving, debugging, and technical troubleshooting skills
.
Ability to act as a
role model for engineering excellence and enforce strong code quality standards
across the team.
Strong expertise in
RDBMS and NoSQL technologies
.
Experience developing
enterprise-scale systems such as eCommerce, manufacturing, or supply chain platforms
.
Excellent understanding of
performance debugging, optimization techniques, and system reliability
.
Strong experience with
Java, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS, Spring Boot, Kafka, and ELK stack
.
Experience building
large-scale cloud-based systems and distributed platforms
.
Demonstrating ability to
deliver high-impact solutions in fast-paced environments
.
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