Staff Backend Engineer

Grapevine Round1 AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekion is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer in Bengaluru to design and build complex business workflows for our AI-native automotive retail platform. You will own subsystems end-to-end, mentor junior engineers, and leverage AI tools for code generation and review in a fast-paced environment.

Strong experience in Java, microservices, and modern cloud/database stacks is required. The role emphasizes high code quality and performance optimization on enterprise-scale systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Expert Java and object-oriented development skills.
• Experience with AI tools like Copilot or ClaudeAI.
• Experience in building and scaling microservices.
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL technologies.
• Experience with AWS and Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Design and build complex business workflows for AI-native platforms.
• Take end-to-end ownership of subsystems and mentor junior engineers.
• Leverage agentic AI tools for code generation and review.
• Aim for high code quality and performance optimization.

Skills

Java

Microservices

AI tools (Copilot/ClaudeAI)

RDBMS

NoSQL

AWS

Kafka

OO design

Tools

Spring Boot

Elk Stack

MongoDB

MySQL

Job description

# Staff Backend EngineerTekionBengaluru, IndiaPosted 27 Jul 2026Tekion is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to design and build complex business workflows for their AI-native automotive retail platform. You will take end-to-end ownership of subsystems, mentor junior engineers, and leverage agentic AI tools for code generation and review. The role requires extensive experience in Java, microservices, and modern cloud/database stacks in a fast-paced environment. This position offers an opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise systems with a focus on high code quality and performance optimization.Matched by TALApply to this role now. Install TAL for a 24/7 AI agent that keeps finding roles personalised for you.Apply nowInstall TALExperience10+ yearsFunctionEngineeringWork modeOnsite, IndiaCompanyTier 2## What you will work onTekion is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to design and build complex business workflows for their AI-native automotive retail platform. You will take end-to-end ownership of subsystems, mentor junior engineers, and leverage agentic AI tools for code generation and review. The role requires extensive experience in Java, microservices, and modern cloud/database stacks in a fast-paced environment. This position offers an opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise systems with a focus on high code quality and performance optimization.## TAL's takeQuality 65/1005/5 clarityTier 2 companySolid role at a well-regarded domain-specific unicorn with clear Staff-level expectations and AI-integration focus.Very well-defined responsibilities, specific tech stack, and clear expectations regarding AI tool usage.## Salaries at Tekion30.0 LPA averageBased on 88 Grapevine salary entries for Tekion.View all salariesEngineering0 - 2 years | SDE 116 LPA averageRange: 11 - 20 LPAEngineering2 - 4 years | IC223 LPA averageRange: 16 - 34 LPAEngineering4 - 6 years | IC235 LPA averageRange: 25 - 46 LPAEngineering6 - 8 years | L242 LPA averageRange: 28 - 58 LPA## Must haves* 8+ years of relevant experience* Excellent Java and object-oriented development skills* Experience working on AI Tools like Copilot, ClaudeAI, etc.* Experience in building and scaling microservices* Strong knowledge in RDBMS and NoSql technologies* Experience with Java, Mongo, MySQL, AWS, and Kafka## Tools and skillsjavaagentic aispring bootmicroservicesrdbmsnosqlawskafkaelk stackcopilotamazon codewhispererclaudeaicodegeextabninemutableaicodacy