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# Staff Software Development Test Engineer at Tekion

- **Company:** Tekion
- **Location:** Bengaluru, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tekion/6a11eea6-cb58-4df9-8fc1-78e308b9f508

## 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.

Summary: The Staff Software Development Test Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and scalability of Tekion's software products and platform capabilities. This role combines deep software engineering expertise with strong testing and automation skills to design, build, and evolve robust quality solutions across front-end and back-end systems.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in software development, test automation, system design, and quality engineering practices. This individual will drive technical excellence by developing scalable automation frameworks, leading quality initiatives, influencing engineering standards, and partnering with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable quality engineering solutions across critical product and platform areas.
- Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and solutions for front-end, back-end, API, and integration testing.
- Conduct comprehensive manual and automated testing for UI, APIs, databases, and distributed software systems.
- Design and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and detailed test reports for complex applications.
- Build and maintain automation suites using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, and similar testing frameworks.
- Perform API testing using tools such as Postman to validate integrations, workflows, and data consistency.
- Write and maintain high-quality code for automation frameworks, testing utilities, and engineering tools.
- Translate business and product requirements into effective testing strategies that improve reliability, performance, and user experience.
- Lead quality initiatives across engineering teams and influence best practices related to testing, automation, observability, and operational excellence.
- Identify system risks, performance issues, defects, and technical debt, and drive improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, architects, and engineering leaders to define quality goals and technical priorities.
- Perform root cause analysis for complex production issues and drive preventive solutions.
- Mentor engineers and QA professionals through technical guidance, automation best practices, code reviews, and problem-solving support.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and long-term platform evolution by ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainabilityPromote a culture of ownership, engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, or test automation roles.
- Strong experience testing complex web applications across front-end and back-end systems.
- Deep understanding of software design, data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems concepts.
- Strong programming skills in Core Java and experience with JavaScript/TypeScript or similar languages.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, or equivalent tools.
- Experience with API testing tools such as Postman and validation of service integrations.
- Strong SQL skills with the ability to write queries for backend validation and data verification.
- Experience with UI testing, API testing, database testing, and end-to-end test automation.
- Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), defect management, and quality processes.
- Experience using tools such as JIRA or similar test and issue management platforms.
- Knowledge of performance testing, reliability engineering, observability, and secure software development practices.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and leading cross-functional engineering initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and drive quality improvements without direct authority.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

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. [tekion.com/job-openings](https://tekion.com/job-openings) – Current job listings (via careers page)

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