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.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize database solutions using MySQL or MongoDB.
- Write efficient SQL or backend JavaScript logic for complex business cases.
- Automate routine operational tasks using Python and Shell.
- Provide production support, on-call troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
- Monitor performance; improve reliability, availability, and scalability.
- Collaborate with Engineering/DevOps for CI/CD and deployments.
- (Optional) Contribute to cloud automation (AWS/Azure).
- Work with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef) and Jenkins.
- Maintain documentation, backup/recovery procedures, and security compliance.
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS/IT or equivalent.
- Hands-on MySQL or MongoDB (one mandatory; both is a plus).
- Strong Python & Shell scripting.
- Strong SQL or backend JS for Mongo.
- Experience automating DB operations.
- 4+ years in production support & troubleshooting.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork.
- AWS/Azure experience.
- Ansible/Chef/Jenkins exposure.
- DevOps & infra automation knowledge.
- Experience with additional databases (Postgres, Redis, etc.).
- MySQL or MongoDB (hands-on, production-grade).
- Python and Shell scripting.
- Production support, on-call, RCA experience.
- Performance tuning, query optimization, and monitoring.
- Automation mindset and basic CI/CD knowledge.
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.
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What We Do
At Tekion, we believe that business applications don’t have to be boring. In fact, they should be simple, fun and cool! They should be as delightful to use as your favorite social or consumer application, yet powerful enough to seamlessly and efficiently run global businesses that provide unparalleled consumer experience without compromise.
Founded by visionary entrepreneur and innovator Jay Vijayan, we are building the world’s best business applications on the cloud starting with the automotive retail industry. We inherently use cutting-edge technologies like big data, machine learning/AI, and human computer interaction (voice, touch, vision, sensors and IoT). We are inventing new technology along the way to overcome barriers and solve big problems, all while having a blast doing it!
Our flagship product offering, Automotive Retail Cloud ™- an industry-first cloud-native retail platform, including all functionalities of a Dealer Management System (DMS) launched recently.
