Lead Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain

Target Corp; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 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 Corp in Brooklyn Park, MN, is seeking a Lead Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain to design and build scalable backend and frontend systems powering Target’s retail and fulfillment network. You will own architecture for a product line, collaborate with data scientists, and drive performance and reliability across 2,000+ stores, 50+ warehouses, and 19B inventory flows.

The role requires 7+ years of software development and a 4-year degree or equivalent, with hands-on experience across Java,

Qualifications

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
• Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple languages and frameworks
• Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure
• Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Build scalable backend/frontend solutions for Target’s retail and fulfillment network
• Own architecture and drive changes to accelerate feature delivery
• Collaborate with data scientists to leverage analytics and ML for operations
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security of critical systems

Skills

7+ years of software development

Broad engineering expertise

Strong communication

Education

4 year degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Java

Kotlin

Groovy

Spring Boot

Micronaut

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

JUnit

Spock

KotlinTest

Kafka

Docker

Drone

Vela

InfluxDB

Grafana

Postgres

Cassandra

MongoDB

RocksDB

Elasticsearch

Job description

## Lead Engineer - Stores & Supply ChainApply: 7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R0000476457The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00Pay 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. The **Lead 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 a Lead Engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own, and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You identify and drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development or improve the quality of service (or both). You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “force multiplier.” **Core Technologies:*** **Backend Languages & Frameworks:** Java, Kotlin, Groovy, Spring Boot, Micronaut* **Frontend Languages & Frameworks:** React, JavaScript, TypeScript* **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* 7+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation* Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features* Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source)* Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure* Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders* Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health* Understands and develops solutions to foster data lifecycle management* Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise* Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education* Experience in building highly scalable distributed systems 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**Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou\\_E**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.