Tekion strengthens presence in Chennai; focuses on hiring local product engineers
Chennai is vital to the evolution of the startup ecosystem: Jay Vijayan, CEO & Founder
CHENNAI, April, 2022
Tekion, the innovator of the Automotive Retail Cloud® (ARC), the first and fastest cloud-native automotive retail SaaS platform, is strengthening its presence in Chennai, by moving into a new office space as well as hiring more local product and engineering talent. Tekion considers Chennai as an important hub of resourceful product and engineering talent, as the city is playing a vital role in the evolution of the startup ecosystem.
Headquartered out of Pleasanton (California), Tekion has been growing globally with employees in US, Canada, France, Germany, and India. Tekion has a significant presence in India with Bengaluru being the APAC head qu arters while Chennai as the Regional Center is emerging as an equally important innovation hub. Tekion has leased 52,941 sqft office space at Embassy Splendid Tech Zone, Pallavaram, Chennai with a capacity to seat 350+ innovators. As Tekion enters new markets, the Chennai center is expected to contribute significantly to product development in collaboration with other global teams.
“We are impressed with the engineering talent pool in Chennai and across Tamil Nadu. More than 228 engineering employees are currently based out of our Chennai office. We intend to double this number in the next 6-12 months. We find that the potential of engineering talent in Chennai is incredible,” said Jay Vijayan, CEO, and Founder of Tekion.
The job opportunities at Chennai are immense, as employees get to work with the latest tools and technologies. Tekion is building the only cloud-native platform that is transforming the automotive retail industry, leapfro gg ing it into the future and providing an unparalleled customer experience. Recently, Tekion announced the launch of Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) to unify the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), retailer, and consu mer vehicle purchase journey from website to delivery. AEC seamlessly connects the retail experience from the OEM brand website directly to local retailers accommodating a complete end-to-end transaction.
“We’re creating seamlessly integrated, elegant, and intuitive solutions built with cutting edge technology and powered by Big Data, Machine Learning (ML)/ AI, and Internet of Things (Connected vehicle to conne cted devices). We’re harne ssing the passion, entrepreneurial spirit, dee p industry expertise, and the latest technologies to create some hing very special. We’re inventing new technology along the way to overc ome barriers and solve big problems, all while having a blast doing it,” added Jay.
Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, which does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or other legally protected characteristics. Apart from compensation and benefits, employees are entitled to ESOPs and other perks.
About Tekion
Disrupting a 50-year reliance on aging Dealer Management System platforms, Tekion has challenged the paradig m with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive retail platform, Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC). This tran sformative dealership software platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to sea mlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers, and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and gr eater customer engagement capabilities, ARC is simplifying the dealer/consumer relationship and journey. Fou nded in Silicon Valley, Tekion employs over 1,500 innovators globally. For more information, visit www.tekion.com.
