About the role
The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00
Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
About us:
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
As a Senior Engineer, you serve as a specialist in the engineering team that supports the product. You help develop and gain insight in the application architecture. You can distill an abstract architecture into concrete design and influence the implementation. You show expertise in applying the appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems. You are an expert in programming and apply your skills in developing the product. You have the skills to design and implement the architecture on your own, but choose to influence your fellow engineers by proposing software designs, providing feedback on software designs and/or implementation. You show good problem solving skills and can help the team in triaging operational issues. You leverage your expertise in eliminating repeat occurrences.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Sr. Engineer on the Owned Brands Cost Negotiation team, you’ll take the lead designing and delivering scalable, full-stack capabilities that modernize how Target and its sourcing partners negotiate and manage product costs. You’ll build backend services using Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, along with React and TypeScript experiences that turn complex sourcing and merchandising workflows into intuitive products. You’ll lead technical design and integrations across PLM, merchandising, sourcing, and related systems using REST, GraphQL and event-driven patterns; make sound architectural decisions that balance scalability, reliability, security and maintainability; and own solutions from discovery and implementation through testing, observability and production support. You’ll collaborate closely with Product, UX, engineering and business partners to navigate ambiguity and translate business problems into executable technical solutions, while raising engineering standards through code and design reviews, mentoring, and technical leadership.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About you:
* 4 year degree or equivalent experience * 5+ years of software development experience * Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features * Working knowledge on package-specific configuration and deployment along with ability to build custom solutions * Designs new testing methods and resolves routine and non-routine technical issues with minimal assistance * Demonstrates strong proficiency in core development platforms within own domain * Builds strong commitment within the team to support the appropriate team priorities * Clearly communicates Agile concepts to partners within product team * Demonstrates a solid understanding of the impact of own work on the team and/or guests * Writes and organizes code using multiple computer languages, including distributed programming and understand different frameworks and paradigm * Delivers high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables with broad impact (high throughput and low latency) * Influences and applies data standards, policies, and procedures * Maintains technical knowledge within areas of expertise * Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
Hybrid/Flex for Your Day - This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
Benefits Eligibility
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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