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Tekion Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekion Corporation in Bengaluru is seeking an accomplished backend software engineer to design and build scalable microservices and cloud-native architectures. You will own services end-to-end, collaborate with product, QA, and frontend teams, and contribute to platform evolution.

The role requires 5+ years in Java/Spring Boot, distributed systems, and experience with AWS, Kafka, and database ecosystems. You will mentor engineers and drive performance, reliability, and operational excellence in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and OO design.
• Hands-on with microservices and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with AWS, Kafka, MongoDB, MySQL, and ELK Stack.
• Proficient in system design, scalability, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems and distributed microservices.
• Own services end-to-end: design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring.
• Develop solutions for complex business workflows and enterprise apps.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, UI/UX, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Drive system performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Lead architecture discussions and contribute to platform evolution.
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Skills

Backend engineering

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

AWS

Kafka

MongoDB

MySQL

ELK Stack

RDBMS/NoSQL

Debugging/Performance

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Kafka

MongoDB

MySQL

ELK Stack

Job description

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

Design and build scalable backend systems and distributed microservices.

Own services end-to-end, including design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.

Develop solutions for complex business workflows and enterprise applications.

Collaborate with Product, QA, UI/UX, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Drive system performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.

Lead architecture discussions and contribute to platform evolution.

Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause resolution.

Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced agile environment.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

5+ years of backend software engineering experience.

Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and object-oriented design.

Hands-on experience with Microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.

Strong understanding of system design, scalability, performance optimization, and fault tolerance.

Experience with AWS, Kafka, MongoDB, MySQL, and ELK Stack.

Good knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases.

Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.

Experience building enterprise-scale applications.

Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.

Excellent communication, collaboration, and ownership mindset.

Preferred Skills

Experience with large-scale, high-throughput cloud platforms.

Exposure to observability, monitoring, and logging frameworks.

Experience with containerization technologies.

Ability to balance technical excellence with business impact.

Proven success in fast-paced startup environments.

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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