Sr Engineer- Search

Target; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Target in Bengaluru, part of Target’s global team, seeks an experienced Software Engineer to own complex search features and deliver production-grade, maintainable solutions. You’ll work on real-time search experiences, ranking and typeahead, with end-to-end ownership of features and system reliability.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in software development, a 4-year degree, and strong Kotlin and Micronaut skills, plus hands-on experience with Solr/Elasticsearch and streaming systems like Kafka.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of software development experience
• Code using primarily Kotlin, Micronaut.
• Experience with Search Engines like SOLR and Elasticsearch
• Experience in evaluating search infrastructure requirements and design/deploy solutions for problems such as high availability, search clusters, elastic load distribution.
• Experience on streaming systems like Kafka. Experience on Kafka Streams is added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex technical problems independently and deliver production-quality, maintainable solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of features and system reliability.
• Identify and apply AI opportunities within products and engineering workflows.

Skills

Kotlin

Micronaut

Search Engines

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SOLR

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Kafka Streams

Job description

About Us

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America’s leading retailers.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you’ll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Overview about TII

At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 5,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Team Overview

Our Search Team powers the real-time experience that helps millions of guests find what they need whether they type one word or ask a complex question. We build low-latency services, ranking pipelines and analytics that run both in our on-prem data centers and on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Your work will let data scientists ship models to production quickly and reliably, so guests always get the right answer.

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer who can independently solve complex technical problems, deliver production-quality and maintainable solutions, and take end-to-end ownership of features and system reliability.

The role requires strong problem-solving and technical expertise, including root-cause analysis, system improvements, observability, fault-tolerant design, and defensive engineering practices. The engineer will also identify and apply appropriate AI opportunities within products and engineering workflows while exercising sound judgment on automation and human oversight.

The ideal candidate will act as a subject matter expert in Search domain, understand concepts like search engines, query understanding, ranking, typeahead.

They will collaborate closely with engineers and stakeholders, clearly communicate and document technical decisions, lead solution-design discussions, provide high-quality technical feedback, and mentor team members in engineering best practices and domain knowledge.

About You

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of software development experience
• Code using primarily Kotlin, Micronaut.
• Experience with Search Engines like SOLR and Elasticsearch
• Experience in evaluating search infrastructure requirements and design/deploy solutions for problems such as high availability, search clusters, elastic load distribution.
• Experience on streaming systems like Kafka. Experience on Kafka Streams is added advantage.

Know More About Us here

• Life at Target - https://india.target.com/
• Benefits - https://india.target.com/life-at-target/workplace/benefits
• Culture- - https://india.target.com/life-at-target/belonging