--- title: 'Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineer at Tekion' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-data-engineer-tekion-bengaluru-mqypt75mb8d7' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-18' --- # Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineer at Tekion - **Company:** Tekion - **Location:** Bengaluru, India - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tekion/c8419058-4c03-459f-a100-6206025aae6b/application **Skills:** Apache Spark, AWS EMR, Debezium, Kafka, Kafka Connect, Trino, Presto, Python, Java, Scala, Unix/Linux, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Kinesis, Flink > Architect and deliver internal data infrastructure frameworks for ingestion, transformation, and analytics. Lead engineering efforts on CDC pipelines using Debezium and optimize data serving layers with Trino to enable scalable, multi-tenant data operations. ## 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 Join us in building the next generation of data intelligence capabilities for the automotive industry. This role goes beyond traditional data engineering and offers the opportunity to shape the enterprise data foundation that powers analytical products, operational insights, and emerging AI-driven experiences across the platform. You will play a key role in designing and evolving a multi-tenant, cloud-scale data platform that serves thousands of dealerships and business users while maintaining strong tenant isolation, governance, and data quality standards. As part of our modernization journey, you will help drive the evolution from batch-oriented data processing to near real-time and real-time data ingestion architectures, enabling faster decision-making and unlocking new AI and machine learning use cases across the business. If you are passionate about building large-scale data platforms, solving complex multi-tenant data challenges, and creating the data foundation that powers the future of analytics and AI, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact. ## Key Role and Responsibilities - Strong experience in designing and building scalable data platforms, data warehouses, and lakehouse architectures. - Deep expertise in data modeling, including dimensional modeling, Data Vault, and enterprise data architecture principles. - Advanced SQL skills with experience in query optimization, performance tuning, and large-scale data processing. - Hands-on experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark. - Strong understanding of modern lakehouse technologies such as Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi. - Experience designing and implementing batch, streaming, and CDC-based data ingestion pipelines. - Proficiency in Python and/or Scala for data engineering applications. - Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Airflow or similar technologies. ## Qualifications - 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering. - Strong expertise in Python, SQL, and Apache Spark. - Experience building scalable batch and real-time ETL/ELT pipelines. - Hands-on experience with AWS services including EMR, S3, Glue, and Athena. - Experience with Kafka, Flink, or Kinesis for streaming data processing. - Strong knowledge of dimensional modeling, Data Vault, and data warehousing concepts. - Experience with Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi. - Expertise in workflow orchestration using Airflow. - Experience implementing data quality frameworks and monitoring solutions. - Strong understanding of partitioning, schema evolution, and performance optimization. - Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and Infrastructure as Code tools is a plus. ## Perks and Benefits - Competitive compensation. - Generous stock options. - Medical Insurance coverage. - Work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies. Current Tekion Employees: Please apply via the Internal Job Board in Ashby Note: Tekion recently transitioned to a new recruiting tool and we appreciate your patience and feedback as we adjust to our new system! 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. For more information on our privacy practices, please refer to our Applicant Privacy Notice [here](https://tekion.com/legal/privacy/applicant-and-candidate-privacy-notice). ## About Tekion ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Tekion provides an end-to-end, AI-native platform that unifies dealerships, OEMs, and partners for modern automotive retail. - **Entity Type**: Private (growth stage; $200M growth equity raise in 2024 at a $4B+ valuation) - **Headquarters**: Pleasanton, California, USA - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Jay Vijayan (CEO) and Guru Sankararaman (COO) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Automotive retail technology, cloud-based dealership management, vertical AI. - **Target customers**: B2B – automotive dealerships (retail groups and independents) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). - **Mission**: To create a connected, convenient, and consistent consumer experience by unifying dealers, OEMs, and partners on a single AI-native platform. ## Products & Services - **[Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC)](https://www.tekion.com/)**: AI-native operating system for dealerships covering sales, service, parts, accounting, and analytics. SaaS. - **[Automotive Partner Cloud (APC)](https://www.tekion.com/)**: Next-gen platform for OEMs and partners to integrate and collaborate with the dealer ecosystem. SaaS. - **[Tekion AI Agents](https://www.tekion.com/)**: Role-aware AI tools including Service Scheduler AI (automates booking), Technician AI (surfaces repairs), and Service Advisor AI (turns notes into customer-facing recommendations). Embedded in the platform. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: $4B+ (as of the 2024 growth equity round) [[tekion.com/about-us](https://www.tekion.com/about-us)] - **Key Metric**: 3,000+ dealerships powered by Tekion; 235M+ annual transactions processed. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: The specific lead investor for the $200M round is not publicly named in available materials. Key partners include General Motors (OEM), Ken Garff Automotive Group, and a Fortune 500 dealer group (largest in the country). [[tekion.com/about-us](https://www.tekion.com/about-us)] - **Growth Signals**: Secured $200M in growth equity in 2024; crossed 1,100 ARC dealers in 2024; launched Service AI in 2025; earned recognition from Goldman Sachs Builders & Innovators (2022–2025), Forbes Cloud 100 (2023), and Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators (2025). ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-native, unified platform**: Unlike legacy point solutions, Tekion is built on a single data foundation, enabling real-time context across sales, service, accounting, and analytics. - **Vertical AI specialty**: Purpose-built for automotive with ISO 42001 certification (responsible AI) and trained on dealership/OEM data. - **High adoption & trust**: Customer approval rate for AI recommendations is 95%, and dealers report additional revenue generated from AI in 2025. - **OEM certifications**: Certified with all major OEMs. ## Strategic Focus - Expanding agentic AI capabilities (Service AI launched 2025) to further automate dealership workflows. - Deepening enterprise partnerships with large dealer groups and OEMs globally. - Continuing to scale the platform to more dealers and markets worldwide. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Recognized as a Great Place To Work® (2026–2027) and Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators (2025). Values include "One Team," collaboration, and continuous learning. [[tekion.com/careers](https://tekion.com/careers)] - **Work flexibility**: Primarily in-person culture at Pleasanton HQ, but some fully remote positions exist in US, Canada, and EMEA. India offices (Bangalore, Chennai) are onsite with flex days. Roles are marked as remote/hybrid/onsite in job listings. - **Perks**: 100% employer-paid medical/dental/vision, unlimited PTO (varies by role), stock options, flexible time off, wellness programs, recognition culture. - **Growth & learning**: Tek-Learn program with Udemy, Frontend Masters, skill workshops, AMAs, and fireside chats. - **Engineering culture**: AI-native, startup environment focused on disrupting automotive retail; described as "Silicon Valley Startup Environment" with a global team. ## Sources 1. [tekion.com](https://www.tekion.com/) – Product overview, platform details, metrics 2. [tekion.com/about-us](https://www.tekion.com/about-us) – Company history, leadership, funding, awards, partnerships 3. [tekion.com/careers](https://tekion.com/careers) – Culture, benefits, work policy, values 4. [linkedin.com/company/tekion](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tekion) – Entity summary and recent updates 5. 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