Staff Software Engineer

Tekion is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design and build scalable, AI-native backend services that power customer intelligence, campaign orchestration, and attribution at automotive retail scale. The successful candidate will have experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Elasticsearch, Redis, and distributed systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience
• Deep expertise in hexagonal architecture (ports & adapters)
• Strong Java 21 and Spring Boot 3.x expertise
• Strong experience with Kafka
• Proven experience with MongoDB
• Strong PostgreSQL experience
• Experience with Cosmos DB or equivalent globally distributed key-value stores
• Solid experience with Elasticsearch
• Experience with Redis or Aerospike for high-throughput caching and session/state management
• Strong understanding of distributed systems

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Generous stock options
• Medical insurance coverage