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.
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a 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 the ELK Stack.
- Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.
- Experience building enterprise-scale applications.
- Ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.
- Preferred experience with large-scale, high-throughput cloud platforms, observability, monitoring, logging frameworks, and containerization technologies.
- Ability to balance technical excellence with business impact and experience in fast-paced startup environments.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and ownership mindset.
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About Tekion
Tekion is redefining automotive retail with an end-to-end, AI-native platform purpose-built for the industry. With AI built into every workflow, Tekion delivers intelligent automation, real-time insights, and advanced decision support—driving measurable efficiency, revenue, and modern consumer experiences. As the first and fastest cloud-native platform for automotive, Tekion unites OEMs, dealers, partners, and consumers through its revolutionary suite of solutions: Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and large enterprises, and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Together, these offerings connect the entire ecosystem on a single, AI-native platform that empowers teams to operate smarter, serve faster, and scale more profitably. With AI-powered, cloud-native technology, Tekion is enabling the most seamless, transparent, and profitable retail experiences in the industry—helping automotive businesses transform how they operate today and prepare for what’s next.