Staff Software Engineer
Core
Architecting and building the foundational AI Native Platform, including an AI gateway (LLM abstraction layer) and MCP ecosystem, to power AI capabilities across Tekion's automotive retail products.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Backend/Platform)
Builds
AI Native Platform, AI gateway, MCP ecosystem, agentic AI frameworks
Domain
Automotive retail technology, AI/LLM infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, microservices, LLM systems, MCP (Model Context Protocol), agentic AI architectures, cloud technologies, distributed systems, MLOps
Preferred skills
None explicitly stated as preferred (all listed skills are presented as requirements)
Technologies
Java, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS, ELK stack, Spring Boot, Kafka
Responsibilities
Lead technical vision and architecture for the AI Native Platform; Architect and build the AI gateway; Lead design of the MCP ecosystem; Design and implement agentic AI frameworks; Provide technical mentorship and set engineering standards; Take end-to-end ownership of platform architecture decisions; Collaborate with product and AI/ML teams to define the roadmap.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership