CDP - Lead Data Engineer

Tekion Corp; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging projects

Impactful role

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Tekion Corp in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and architectures in a cloud-native environment. You will mentor engineers, drive data platform initiatives, and partner with product and analytics teams to deliver impactful data solutions.

You will lead ETL/ELT development, establish data quality standards, review code, and evaluate new technologies to improve performance and scale across Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data engineering or distributed systems.
• BS/MS in CS, Engineering or a related technical field.
• Strong SQL, Python, Airflow and dbt; cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead ETL/ELT design and cloud-native data platforms.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Establish data quality, validation, monitoring, and pipeline resilience standards.
• Mentor data engineers and conduct code reviews.
• Drive data architecture improvements for analytics and product features.
• Evaluate new technologies to boost scalability and performance.

Skills

SQL

Python

Airflow

dbt

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

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.

Job Introduction

The Lead Data Engineer provides technical leadership in the design, development, and optimization of scalable data pipelines and architecture. This role leads data engineering projects, mentors team members, and collaborates across functions to deliver high-impact data solutions that enable analytics, automation, and product innovation.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Leads the design and development of advanced ETL/ELT pipelines and cloud-native data platforms.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable, reliable data solutions.
• Establishes standards for data quality, validation, monitoring, and pipeline resilience.
• Mentors data engineers, conducts code reviews, and shares best practices across teams.
• Drives improvements in data architecture, tooling, and automation to support analytics and product features.
• Partners with product, analytics, and engineering teams to align data engineering efforts with business priorities.
• Evaluates and integrates new technologies, frameworks, and processes to improve scalability and performance.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, platform development, or distributed systems
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt)
• Proven experience leading technical teams or complex engineering projects
• Strong experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and DevOps practices
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

Perks & Benefits

• Opportunity to work with some of the smartest minds to solve complex challenges at scale.
• Impactful role in shaping and securing a global, cloud-native & AI driven platform.
• Innovative, collaborative, and fast-paced culture.

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