Senior Backend Engineer - Java/Kafka (Hybrid)

Target; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Target is seeking a Senior Engineer in Minnesota to drive the design and evolution of our price publishing platform. You’ll work on distributed backend services using Java and Kafka, shaping architecture and scalable REST APIs for high throughput.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across the U.S. and India, mentor teammates, and contribute to disaster recovery planning while delivering robust, production-grade software in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years software development experience.
• Strong Java and Kafka experience.
• Experience designing robust REST APIs.
• Experience in large enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable backend services with high throughput.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architectural decisions.
• Lead code reviews and mentor teammates on best practices.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and data quality initiatives.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Apache Kafka

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Code quality

Education

4-year degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

RocksDB

Kafka

Job description

Target is seeking a Senior Engineer in Minnesota to drive the design and evolution of our price publishing platform. You’ll work on distributed backend services using Java and Kafka, shaping architecture and scalable REST APIs for high throughput.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across the U.S. and India, mentor teammates, and contribute to disaster recovery planning while delivering robust, production-grade software in a hybrid work setting.