Sr Engineer- Backend
Target · Posted Oct 27
General merchandise, apparel, grocery, and home goods retail services
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About the role
Target in India is a fully integrated part of Target’s global team, with product engineering teams building and deploying retail technology. The global in-house technology team uses agile practices and open-source software to support Target’s operations and guest experiences. This role designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality for a product line, platform, or infrastructure, with a focus on scalable Java/Kotlin backend systems.
What you will do
- 4+ years of experience in software design & development with 3+ years of experience in building scalable backend applications using Java
- Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in Java/Kotlin and frameworks.
- Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure.
- Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders.
- Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health.
- Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise.
- Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education.
- Experience integrating with third party and opensource frameworks.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 4 year degree or equivalent experience
- Experience: 4 -7 years
- Programming experience with Java - Springboot & Kotlin - micronaut
- Strong problem-solving skills with a good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Must have exposure to non-relational databases like MongoDB.
- Must have exposure to distributed systems and microservice architecture.
- 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.
Preferred qualifications
- Good to Have exposure to Data Pipeline, ML Ops, Spark, Python
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Target
Target Corporation operates an extensive chain of general merchandise and discount retail department stores across the United States. The company provides a broad assortment of owned and national brand products, including apparel, electronics, beauty items, groceries, and home goods. Through its physical stores and digital platforms, Target focuses on delivering style, design, and value to help consumers discover the joy of everyday life.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 415000+ employees
- Founded
- 1902
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Chair of the Board
Jim Lee
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Prat Vemana
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Product Officer
Mark Weinstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Guest Experience Officer
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