Tekion jobs

Tekion is hiring a Data Platform Engineer to join their infrastructure team building the internal frameworks that power data ingestion, transformation, and self-serve analytics across the company. You'll architect multi-tenant, multi-region data pipelines using Debezium CDC, Kafka, Spark on AWS EMR, and Trino, while also shaping the developer experience and enforcing data governance standards. This role requires 5–7 years in data platform or backend systems engineering, with strong expertise in Apache Spark (EMR production experience), CDC pipeline tooling, streaming systems, and Trino in multi-tenant environments; proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala; and familiarity with open table formats like Delta Lake or Iceberg. Tekion is a ~3,000-person automotive cloud platform company disrupting retail and enterprise automotive operations; the role sits at the intersection of data engineering, infrastructure, and platform strategy with direct influence on architectural decisions. A standout requirement is deep systems engineering fundamentals and hands-on CDC pipeline experience—this isn't a pure analytics role but rather a backend infrastructure position focused on platform reliability and developer enablement.