Staff Software Engineer
Tekion is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to build scalable, AI-native services for their automotive retail platform. You will own hexagonal architecture design, service boundaries, and AI integration patterns at high scale. The role requires deep experience in Java/Spring Boot, event-driven systems with Kafka, and modern cloud-native databases like MongoDB and Cosmos DB. You will also lead the implementation of agentic AI workflows and mentor the engineering team.
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Experience
8+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Tekion is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to build scalable, AI-native services for their automotive retail platform. You will own hexagonal architecture design, service boundaries, and AI integration patterns at high scale. The role requires deep experience in Java/Spring Boot, event-driven systems with Kafka, and modern cloud-native databases like MongoDB and Cosmos DB. You will also lead the implementation of agentic AI workflows and mentor the engineering team.
TAL's take
High-impact staff role at a large-scale unicorn with clear technical ownership and modern stack.
Very well-defined role with specific architectural requirements, stack, and domain focus.
Salaries at Tekion
29.9 LPA average
Based on 86 Grapevine salary entries for Tekion.
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4 - 6 years | IC2
35 LPA average
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Engineering
6 - 8 years | L2
42 LPA average
Range: 28 - 58 LPA
Must haves
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience
- Deep expertise in hexagonal architecture
- Strong Java 21 and Spring Boot 3.x expertise
- Strong experience with Kafka
- Proven experience with MongoDB
- Strong PostgreSQL experience
- Hands-on experience with LLM-powered / agentic AI systems
Tools and skills
Nice to have: temporal, mcp, python.
About the company
Well-funded late-stage vertical SaaS company in the automotive retail space.
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