Principal Software Engineer

Egreenservices; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Clear path to senior technology work

Job summary

Target in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to help accelerate and simplify our gRPC infrastructure. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary of $140,000 - $201,000 and a path to senior technology work.

You will configure infrastructure as code, migrate to cloud-native architectures, harden Java auth for TX audits, keep React schemas backward-compatible, and align Tailwind CSS configurations across environments.

Qualifications

• Proven Tailwind CSS judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit.
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time.
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later.
• Hands-on experience with modern Angular workflows and tooling.
• Working familiarity with hybrid schedules and team norms at Target.
• A knack for Cypress that colleagues quietly come to rely on.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production.
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture.
• Harden Target's Java auth so the TX audit comes back clean.
• Keep React schemas backward-compatible so Target never forces a breaking upgrade.
• Wrangle Tailwind CSS config across environments so San Antonio staging mirrors production.

Skills

Communication

Prioritization

Decision making

Hybrid work familiarity

Tools

Tailwind CSS

Angular

Cypress

Job description

Think of this Principal Software Engineer job as a standing invitation to make Target's gRPC infrastructure faster, simpler, and less scary. Set against the usual technology listings, this hybrid role at Target stands out for one reason — it pays $140,000 - $201,000 and trusts you.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
• Harden Target's Java auth so the TX audit comes back clean
• Keep React schemas backward-compatible so Target never forces a breaking upgrade
• Wrangle Tailwind CSS config across environments so San Antonio staging mirrors production

What You'll Bring

• Proven Tailwind CSS judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Hands-on experience with modern Angular workflows and tooling
• Working familiarity with hybrid schedules and team norms at Target
• A knack for Cypress that colleagues quietly come to rely on

The quietly-excellent founders of Target built it in San Antonio to fix the exact technology problems that drove them crazy elsewhere. Inclusion isn't a poster on the San Antonio, TX wall; it's who gets pulled into the room and heard.

We offer a competitive salary of $140,000 - $201,000, comprehensive health coverage, and a clear path to grow into senior technology work.

We are growing the Target team in TX and adding this position immediately.