Manager Engineering

Tekion Corp; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top engineers

Cloud-native platform

Fast-paced culture

Job summary

Tekion is seeking an engineering leader to manage a team delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions for a cloud-native automotive platform. You will oversee project execution, drive DevOps standards, and collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes mentorship, architecture excellence, and the ability to align engineering work with product roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery and sustained performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with leadership experience
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS, Engineering, or related field
• Proficient in modern programming languages, architecture, and development methodologies
• Experience with cloud platforms and scalable system design
• Strong leadership, team-building, and project management
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers to design, develop, test, and deploy platform features and services
• Manage day-to-day execution of engineering projects, ensuring alignment with roadmap priorities and timelines
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliverables
• Mentor and develop engineers through regular feedback, career guidance, and performance evaluations
• Ensure engineering best practices: code reviews, testing, documentation, and DevOps standards
• Drive process improvements that enhance team productivity, code quality, and system scalability

Skills

Team leadership

Software architecture

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Product collaboration

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

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

Manages an engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions. Oversees project execution, team performance, and cross-functional collaboration while fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Leads a team of software engineers in the design, development, testing, and deployment of platform features and services.
• Manages day-to-day execution of engineering projects, ensuring alignment with roadmap priorities and timelines.
• Collaborates with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliverables.
• Mentors and develops engineers through regular feedback, career guidance, and performance evaluations.
• Ensures engineering best practices are followed, including code reviews, testing, documentation, and DevOps standards.
• Drives process improvements that enhance team productivity, code quality, and system scalability.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including 2+ years in a leadership or management role
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proficient in modern programming languages, software architecture, and development methodologies
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), CI/CD pipelines, and scalable system design
• Strong leadership, team-building, and project management skills
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities

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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