Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain

Target; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee discount

Disability insurance (short/long term)

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Life insurance

Job summary

Target is hiring an Engineer, Stores & Supply Chain to build applications powering Target’s retail and fulfillment network. You will support 2,000+ stores and 50+ warehouses, delivering scalable software and robust systems for fast, secure checkout and flexible fulfillment.

The role emphasizes learning design/architecture, collaborating with data scientists, and balancing feature speed with robustness across the product. Hybrid work model in Minnesota is offered.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of software development experience.
• Familiarity with current and emerging technologies.
• Understanding of distributed programming concepts.
• Knowledge of data structures and programming language concepts.
• Maintains technical knowledge and stays current with evolving tech.

Responsibilities

• Builds applications and technology powering Target stores and supply chain.
• Delivers robust and scalable software components with attention to quality.
• Collaborates with data scientists to apply machine learning for smart operations.
• Reviews code to ensure quality and correctness across the team.

Education

4 year degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Postgres

MongoDB

Kafka

Docker

Elasticsearch

InfluxDB

Grafana

Spring Boot

Micronaut

Job description

The pay range is $75,400.00 - $135,700.00

Pay 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 https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Note: This requisition may encompass multiple openings across both our Stores & Supply Chain teams.

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. Learn more about Target here.

Engineer, Stores & Supply Chain

The Engineer, Stores & Supply Chain builds the applications and technology that power Target’s extensive retail and fulfillment network, ensuring products are available where and when guests need them. Supporting 2,000+ stores, 50+ warehouses, and a $19B annual inventory flow, we build scalable, reliable systems that drive fast, secure checkout, flexible fulfillment, and seamless operations. Our technology empowers over 500,000 team members and supports 60,000+ registers, self-checkouts, and mobile POS devices. We’re investing in advanced data and predictive analytics to transform how we forecast demand and optimize replenishment. Partnering with data scientists, we leverage machine learning to drive smarter operations, improve efficiency, and elevate the guest experience.

As an Engineer, you serve as a technical specialist delivering the engineering that powers the product. You develop keen insight into the technical architecture and design to deliver robust and scalable software components. You constantly demonstrate the depth of your expertise by solving engineering problems. You are passionate about the quality of software and balance between speed of delivering new features and robustness of the software components you implement. You can handle operational issues with little or no oversight. You actively review code to ensure the software quality and functional accuracy is maintained across the team. You are keen to learn the design and architecture of the product and participate in ceremonies that can influence both.

Core Technologies

• Backend Languages & Frameworks: Java, Kotlin, Groovy, Spring Boot, Micronaut
• Testing: JUnit, Spock, KotlinTest
• Event Streaming: Kafka
• CI/CD: Docker, Drone, Vela
• Metrics & Monitoring: InfluxDB, Grafana
• Databases: Postgres, Cassandra, MongoDB, RocksDB, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch (ELK Stack)

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
• 1+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
• Demonstrates familiarity with current and emerging technologies in own scope of responsibility, and develops ability to apply these technologies
• Understands concepts of package solutions and package specific programming language with knowledge of development objects
• Demonstrates and continuously builds upon domain-specific knowledge
• Demonstrates proficiency in at least one computer language
• Understands the concepts of distributed programming and applies it to their domain
• Knowledge of the different data structures in your chosen programming language and how to apply them.
• Maintains technical knowledge within areas of expertise
• Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education

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 here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans 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 [e-mail]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.