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Target

Hybrid

The pay range is $132,000.00 - $286,000.00Pay 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 <a href="https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits" target="_blank">https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits</a>.<div>About us: </div><div>Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. <a href="https://corporate.target.com/about" target="_blank">Learn more about Target here</a>. </div><div> </div><div>Join Merchandising Engineering, a globally distributed engineering team building the systems at the very heart of Target retail. We power Target’s core merchandising capabilities—Item, Price, Promo, Merchandising Optimization, Space Planning, Vendor Experience, and our growing Owned Brand portfolio—at massive scale. Our teams solve complex, high impact problems using cutting edge technologies, including advanced AI and machine learning, to deliver intelligent, data driven experiences to millions of guests and thousands of merchants. This is a team where engineers shape the future of retail technology, influence enterprise wide strategy, and grow their careers by working on platforms that directly define how Target curates, prices, plans, and delivers the products our guests love. </div><div>  As a Lead Engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You identify and drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development or improve the quality of service (or both). You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “force multiplier”.  </div><div> </div><div>About this Team: </div><div>Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Lead Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you… </div><div>• Design and implement autonomous AI agents capable of multi-step reasoning, task planning, tool usage, memory/state management, and iterative execution. </div><div>• Lead development of multi-agent coordination frameworks, agent orchestration layers, workflow engines, and tool invocation pipelines. </div><div>• Apply hands-on expertise with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama, Gemini, etc.) including prompt engineering, model adaptation, and inference optimization. </div><div>• Build and operationalize evaluation systems to measure agent accuracy, robustness, cost efficiency, latency, and reliability. </div><div>• Implement safety and trust mechanisms including content filters, alignment techniques, hallucination mitigation, monitoring pipelines, and auditability. </div><div>• Build data pipelines to support training and fine-tuning, synthetic data generation, feature stores, and real-time inference workflows. </div><div>• Use technology acumen to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, execute research/proof-of-concepts, and establish scalable engineering patterns and best practices. </div><div> </div><div>Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.   </div><div>  About you:  • 4 year degree or equivalent experience  • 7&#43; years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation  • Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features </div><div>• Proficiency in Java and Python </div><div>• Experience with PostgreSQL, Open/Elasticsearch, Object Storage (S3/etc.) </div><div>• Hands-on experience with modern LLM ecosystems (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama, Gemini, etc.) and productionizing GenAI capabilities </div><div>• Strong knowledge of emerging GenAI patterns, frameworks and use-cases, including: </div><div>• LangGraph / LangChain / Google GenAI, etc. </div><div>  • Context Engineering / RAG / Agentic AI </div><div>• Experience designing scalable, reliable systems with strong performance, cost, and operational health awareness </div><div>• Strong stakeholder communication and ability to lead through influence across teams and partners </div><div>• Experience building highly scalable distributed systems </div><div>• Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure </div><div> </div><div>Nice to have: </div><div>• Experience with planning algorithms (ReAct, Tree-of-Thought, HTN), policy learning, reward modeling, and agent performance optimization strategies </div><div> </div><div>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 location the role is assigned to (Brooklyn Park, MN or Sunnyvale, CA) 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 <a href="https://corporate.target.com/about/locations/Target-in-the-Twin-Cities" target="_blank">here</a> if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota. </div><div> </div>Benefits EligibilityPlease paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_EAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations&#64;HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Lead Engineer - GenAI

Lead Engineer

Software development experience; GenAI focus; strong Java/Python skills; LLM experience; scalable systems.

The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00Pay 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 <a href="https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits" target="_blank">https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits</a>.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. <a href="https://corporate.target.com/about" target="_blank">Learn more about Target here</a>.Roundel is Target’s $1B&#43; media business, built on first-party data, brand-safe environments, and measurable business outcomes for clients. As a key growth engine, Roundel is redefining value in the advertising industry by solving core challenges rather than replicating existing models. Target Tech powers this mission by delivering the systems, tools, and platforms that enable reliable, scalable, and secure experiences across the enterprise.As a Lead Engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You identify and drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development or improve the quality of service (or both). You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “forceTarget Product Ads (TPA) is a Voltron-backed service that enables the delivery of sponsored advertisements across key surfaces on Target.com, including Category Listing Pages (CLP), Search Listing Pages (SLP), and Product Detail Pages (PDP). It provides a server-side solution for seamlessly rendering sponsored content across both web and mobile app experiences.As a Lead Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you…<ul><li>Define and evolve application architecture to support scalable, reliable, and secure systems</li><li>Evaluate and introduce new technologies, including leading proof-of-concept initiatives</li><li>Drive engineering standards, reusable patterns, and best practices across teams</li><li>Lead design, development, and lifecycle management of services with enterprise impact</li><li>Guide testing, debugging, and performance optimization at platform scale</li><li>Partner with stakeholders to plan, prioritize, and deliver high-impact solutions</li><li>Lead complex implementations, ensuring alignment with architectural and operational requirements</li><li>Identify risks, remove obstacles, and ensure successful delivery of initiatives</li><li>Establish monitoring, automation, and reliability practices, including disaster recovery strategies</li><li>Design and optimize data models; contribute to data standards and governance</li><li>Stay current with emerging technologies and Target’s evolving technical ecosystem</li></ul>Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.About you:<ul><li>4-year degree or equivalent experience</li><li>7&#43; years of software development experience, including at least one full lifecycle implementation</li><li>Deep expertise in designing and building highly scalable distributed systems</li><li>Strong proficiency in at least one JVM language (e.g., Java or Kotlin)</li><li>Experience building RESTful services using Spring Boot, relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), caching (e.g., Redis), and event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka)</li><li>Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices</li><li>Strong understanding of system performance, scalability, and operational health</li><li>Experience with data modeling and data lifecycle management concepts</li><li>Familiarity with GenAI frameworks, patterns, and AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot)</li><li>Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills</li><li>Effective communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts</li><li>Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence technical decisions</li><li>Ad-tech domain experience is a plus</li></ul>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 <a href="https://corporate.target.com/about/locations/Target-in-the-Twin-Cities" target="_blank">here</a> if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota. Benefits EligibilityPlease paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_EAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations&#64;HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Lead Engineer - Roundel, Target Product Ads

4-year degree; 7+ years software development; strong distributed systems; Java/Kotlin; Spring Boot; PostgreSQL; Redis; Kafka; CI/CD; data modeling; GenAI familiarity; strong communication and collaboration.

The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00Pay 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 <a href="https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits" target="_blank">https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits</a>.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. <a href="https://corporate.target.com/about" target="_blank">Learn more about Target here</a>. 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, you’ll take the lead as you… Use your technology acumen to apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized area(s) of the technology domain. Evaluate new technologies and participate in decision-making, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical environment, maintainability, and cost of ownership. Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities for new technologies. Manage total product, financials and forecasting. Lead the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services. Lead and conduct code review, design review, testing, and debugging activities at the application level. Lead functional design and architecture discussions with understanding of process flows and system diagrams to enable design decisions. Participate in routine and non-routine construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring successful implementation with architectural and operational requirements and best practices met. Provide technical oversight and coach others to resolve complex and severe technical issues. Lead disaster recovery activities and contribute to disaster recovery planning. Embed data quality protocols throughout data acquisition, processing, storage, and operational use.Enterprise Collaboration TeamThis engineering role is on the Enterprise Collaboration team that develops and supports solutions that are used every day by Target team members. The team is responsible for capabilities including chat, content management, and personal digital assistance (GenAI). Ability to work well with a global team is required as you will partner with engineers located in the US and India.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&#43; 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• Experience with: Databases (SQL/NoSQL), Microsoft Azure, Containers (Kubernetes/Docker), Python, PowerShell, Node-JS, JavaThis 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 <a href="https://corporate.target.com/about/locations/Target-in-the-Twin-Cities" target="_blank">here</a> if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.Benefits EligibilityPlease paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_DAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations&#64;HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Sr Engineer - Enterprise Collaboration & Productivity

Engineer

Senior software engineer with 5+ years of development experience; strong knowledge of databases, cloud, containers, and programming languages; able to design, code, review, and lead initiatives.

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