Lead Software Engineer - Backend

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:

​Leads the design, development, and delivery of complex software systems across Tekion’s platform. Balances hands-on development with technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration to drive impactful outcomes and advance engineering best practices. ​

Duties & Responsibilities:

• ​Leads end-to-end technical execution for major projects, from design through deployment and monitoring.
• ​Develops and enforces engineering standards, coding practices, and architectural guidelines across teams.
• ​Works closely with product, UX, and architecture teams to define scalable technical solutions.
• ​Mentors engineers at various levels and supports talent development through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• ​Investigates production issues and leads root cause analysis and long-term solutions for system health.
• ​Champions innovation, system improvements, and performance optimizations across products and services. ​

Job Complexity:

Leads projects with cross-functional dependencies and significant technical complexity. Guides technical strategy and drives execution. ​

Required Supervision:

Functions independently and provides technical leadership to multiple engineers. Accountable for design decisions and engineering quality. ​

Expertise:

Strong technical depth in system architecture, application development, and software design. Recognized for team leadership and reliable execution. ​ ​ ​

Qualifications:

• ​6–9 years of experience in software engineering
• ​Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• ​Proven experience leading development of distributed systems, cloud-native applications, or large-scale platforms
• ​Deep proficiency in programming languages, development frameworks, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Kubernetes)
• ​Strong problem-solving, architecture design, and technical mentoring skills
• ​Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership capabilities

Current Tekion Employees: Please apply via the Internal Job Board in Ashby.

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