Lead Engineer, Automation Integration & Scale (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee discount

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target seeks a Lead Engineer, Automation Integration & Scale Engineering, to join a brand-new team transforming Target's Supply Chain and Stores. You will own backend architecture, drive design and delivery of scalable systems, and mentor engineers in a fast-paced environment.

You will build resilient, production-ready integrations connecting Target systems with automation solutions, focusing on reliability, observability, and operational support.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience needed.
• 7+ years of software development with at least one full cycle implementation.
• Strong domain knowledge of Target's technology capabilities and competitors' products.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, design, and implementation of backend systems powering Target's store and warehouse operations.
• Lead technical discovery and rapid prototyping to evaluate new ideas and prove value.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and platform teams to translate real-world problems into scalable engineering solutions.
• Guide the team through ambiguous problem spaces—make smart trade-offs and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Mentor engineers on design, performance, and scalability.
• Integrate with automation software and systems that interact with physical devices and workflows.

Skills

Excellent communication

Mentoring engineers

Distributed systems design

Education

4-year degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kotlin

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Elastic

Redis

Job description

Target seeks a Lead Engineer, Automation Integration & Scale Engineering, to join a brand-new team transforming Target's Supply Chain and Stores. You will own backend architecture, drive design and delivery of scalable systems, and mentor engineers in a fast-paced environment.

You will build resilient, production-ready integrations connecting Target systems with automation solutions, focusing on reliability, observability, and operational support.