Manager, Engineering – BE at Tekion
Tekion is hiring a Manager, Engineering – BE in Bangalore HQ. The role details below come from the employer’s posting. You apply on the employer’s own site, and TechJobs360 never charges candidates.
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1. Job details
Tekion
Manager, Engineering – BE
Bangalore HQ
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2. Job description from Tekion
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:
We're looking for an Engineering Manager who is equally fluent in technical depth and people leadership — someone who can drive architectural decisions, grow senior talent, and deliver complex platform capabilities in a fast-moving, distributed environment. This role oversees project execution, team performance, and cross-functional collaboration, while fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement
Responsibilities
– Lead and grow a team of 10+ engineers (including senior ICs and potentially Tech Leads), owning hiring, performance, and career development
– Drive end-to-end delivery of platform components — from architecture and design through deployment, monitoring, and iteration
– Engage credibly in system design and architecture reviews; set and enforce engineering quality standards across the team
– Partner closely with Product, Design, QA, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
– Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, technical debt, and systemic risks before they become incidents
– Foster a high-ownership engineering culture — model code quality, rigorous testing, and thoughtful operational practices
– Write high-quality code and taking responsibility for their task.
– Coordinate across US–India distributed teams, ensuring alignment, velocity, and clear communication across time zones
– Mentor and develop engineers at all levels
Requirements
– 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in engineering leadership managing teams of 7+ engineers
– Strong Java and Spring Boot backend expertise; hands-on ability to engage in design reviews and code-level discussions
– Experience building and operating distributed microservices and event-driven architectures on AWS at scale
– Proficiency with multi-database stacks: MongoDB, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis or similar
– Strong problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills; experience diagnosing and resolving production-scale performance issues
– Proven track record of recruiting and developing senior engineering talent in competitive markets
– Excellent cross-functional communication — comfortable working directly with Product, Design, and executive stakeholders
– Experience delivering in high-ambiguity, fast-paced SaaS environments with evolving platform dependencies
Good to Have
– Prior experience managing both backend and frontend engineering disciplines (React, Angular) within the same org
– Experience with automotive retail technology, dealership workflows, or adjacent domains
– Exposure to AI/ML platform development or integrating LLM-based capabilities into production systems
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.
3. Skills that usually matter in software engineering roles
General guidance from TechJobs360, not part of Tekion’s posting. The job description above is what counts for this role.
| Area | What to be comfortable with |
|---|---|
| Languages | Java, Python, Go, C# or C++ |
| Frameworks & tools | A web framework, SQL and NoSQL databases, Git, cloud basics |
| Computer science basics | Data structures, algorithms, complexity |
| Ways of working | Version control, code review, testing, reading other people's code |
4. How to prepare for a Manager, Engineering – BE interview
Interview formats differ by company and team, so confirm the rounds with the recruiter. Most hiring loops for roles like this cover:
A recruiter call or an online test. Read the job description twice and be ready to explain how your experience matches it.
Often coding problems on arrays, strings, trees, graphs or dynamic programming, solved while you explain your thinking.
Often design and trade-off questions sized to the role: an API, a component, or a small system.
Answer with the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Prepare two or three real stories: a hard problem you solved, a disagreement you handled, and something you learned quickly.
5. Take-home pay example (FY 2026–27, new tax regime)
An example for two common package sizes, not this job’s salary. Under the new tax regime (Section 115BAC) salaried employees get a standard deduction of ₹75,000.
| Component | Example: ₹12 LPA | Example: ₹24 LPA |
|---|---|---|
| Basic salary (40% of CTC) | ₹40,000 / mo | ₹80,000 / mo |
| Employee EPF (12% of basic) | -₹4,800 / mo | -₹9,600 / mo |
| Income tax (TDS) | -₹6,933 / mo | -₹32,450 / mo |
| Professional tax | -₹200 / mo | -₹200 / mo |
| Approx. in-hand | ₹81,344 / mo | ₹1,44,304 / mo |
Work out the take-home pay for your own offer, in either tax regime.
Open the salary calculator →6. Questions and how to apply
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Should I apply if I don’t match every requirement?
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