AI Platform FDE Lead — Architect & Scale AI Solutions

Target; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager – Forward Deployed Engineering to build and lead a customer-facing engineering team.

You will accelerate adoption of Target's AI Platform, including Agent Platform, Context Intelligence, and AI Developer Experience, partnering with multiple teams to deliver scalable results.

The role combines hands-on leadership with strategic oversight in a hybrid arrangement based in Minnesota, guiding architecture and developer enablement across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 1–3+ years in people leadership.
• Strong foundation in software architecture and production systems.
• Experience with cloud-native apps, distributed systems, APIs, and integrations.
• Experience with AI/ML, including generative AI and agentic systems.
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous problems into scalable solutions and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing Forward Deployed Engineering team.
• Establish the FDE engagement layer between AI Platform teams and platform consumers.
• Drive platform adoption through onboarding, architecture guidance, and developer enablement.
• Lead rapid discovery and prototyping of AI solutions using Agent Platform, Context Intelligence, and related capabilities.
• Remain technically engaged through architecture decisions, design reviews, and problem solving.
• Own engagement workflows and ensure requests are triaged or routed to Platform Engineering.
• Establish governance and reusable patterns for agent development and Responsible AI.
• Partner with Platform Engineering to translate customer needs into reusable platform capabilities.

Skills

4-year degree

7+ years software engineering

1–3+ years leading teams

Cloud-native apps

AI/ML experience

Developer platforms

Agile/DevOps

Education

4-year degree in CS or engineering

Tools

SDKs

APIs

CI/CD tools

Job description

Target is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager – Forward Deployed Engineering to build and lead a customer-facing engineering team.

You will accelerate adoption of Target's AI Platform, including Agent Platform, Context Intelligence, and AI Developer Experience, partnering with multiple teams to deliver scalable results.

The role combines hands-on leadership with strategic oversight in a hybrid arrangement based in Minnesota, guiding architecture and developer enablement across the organization.