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Sr Engineer - Target India

Target · Posted Oct 26

General merchandise, apparel, grocery, and home goods retail services

Bengaluru, IndiaFull-timeHybridSenior Level4–8 years₹30.0L–₹45.0L yearly100+ applicants
RetailE-commerceConsumer GoodsDiscount StoresPublic Company
Full time

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About the role

Target is a retail company whose engineering team supports its product and digital experiences. The team builds robust, scalable systems using microservices, cloud services, and modern application architecture. This Senior Engineer role leads design, architecture, code reviews, operational issue resolution, and integration of AI capabilities into enterprise applications.

What you will do

  • 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.

Skills used in this role

What the employer is looking for

  • 4-8 years of software development experience building scalable and distributed applications.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for engineering excellence.
  • Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Self-driven individual with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Passion for learning new technologies and applying them to solve business problems.
  • Ability to mentor peers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Java 17+ (Advanced proficiency in Java development)
  • Microservices Architecture (Designing, developing, and managing scalable microservices)
  • Spring Boot or Micronaut (Experience with JVM-based frameworks, including reactive programming)
  • Messaging Systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
  • Databases (Experience with NoSQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDB, and SQL-based databases like PostgreSQL)
  • CI/CD (Building and managing pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools)
  • Unit and Integration Testing (Spock, JUnit, Mockito, Selenium)
  • Cloud Services (AWS, GCP, Azure - At least one)
  • Containerization and Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Monitoring & Observability (Grafana, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Datadog)
  • Event-Driven Architecture (Knowledge of event-driven patterns in distributed systems)
  • Experience developing modern web applications using ReactJS and TypeScript .
  • Experience integrating Generative AI and AI-powered capabilities into enterprise applications.
  • Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and modern AI integration patterns.

Preferred qualifications

  • Agile Methodologies (Familiar with Scrum, Kanban, or other agile processes)
  • Functional Programming (Familiarity with functional programming paradigms in Kotlin)
  • Knowledge of AI application evaluation , observability, governance, and guardrail frameworks.
  • Exposure to Spring AI or similar frameworks for building AI-enabled enterprise solutions.

Benefits and support

  • Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting

About Target

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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

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Michael Fiddelke

Chief Executive Officer

BC
Brian C. Cornell

Executive Chair of the Board

JL

Jim Lee

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Prat Vemana

Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Product Officer

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Mark Weinstein

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Guest Experience Officer

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