Senior Engineer – Enterprise Cart and Checkout

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Target is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Enterprise Cart & Checkout platform in Brooklyn Park, MN. The role focuses on building robust, scalable services using Java/Kotlin, Micronaut, and Kafka within a microservices, multi-tenant architecture.

You will lead design discussions, perform code reviews, and coach teammates, while ensuring performance and resilience. Hybrid work arrangement and strong benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience with Java or Kotlin.
• Writes and organizes code across multiple languages and frameworks.
• Delivers high-performance, scalable, and secure software.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, lifecycle, and total cost of ownership for services.
• Lead code and design reviews, testing, and debugging at the application level.
• Provide technical oversight and coach others to resolve complex issues.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and data quality protocols.

Skills

Java/Kotlin development

Distributed systems

Code reviews & design

Performance optimization

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

Kafka

Micronaut

Ratpack

Job description

## Senior Engineer – Enterprise Cart and CheckoutApplylocations: 7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445time type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R0000447331The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00Pay 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.**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.As a Senior Engineer, you serve as a specialist in the engineering team that supports the product. You help develop and gain insight in the application architecture. You can distill an abstract architecture into concrete design and influence the implementation. You show expertise in applying the appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems. You are an expert in programming and apply your skills in developing the product. You have the skills to design and implement the architecture on your own, but choose to influence your fellow engineers by proposing software designs, providing feedback on software designs and/or implementation. You show good problem solving skills and can help the team in triaging operational issues. You leverage your expertise in eliminating repeat occurrences.**About this Team:**Enterprise Cart & Checkout is a distributed platform that powers the guest experience across all shopping channels like Target.com, our 1900+ strong stores, Shipt and Google Express. These services are highly critical and have direct impact to guest experience, target's revenue and brand.**Technologies:**Language: Kotlin, groovy, jvm based languageFrameworks: Micronaut, RatpackDatabase: Postgres, CassandraEvent based: KafkaArchitecture Patterns: micro services, multi-tenantUse your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Sr. Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you... Use your technology acumen to apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized area(s) of the technology domain. Evaluate new technologies and participate in decision-making, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical environment, maintainability, and cost of ownership. Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities for new technologies. Manage total product, financials and forecasting. Lead the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services. Lead and conduct code review, design review, testing, and debugging activities at the application level. Lead functional design and architecture discussions with understanding of process flows and system diagrams to enable design decisions. Participate in routine and non-routine construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring successful implementation with architectural and operational requirements and best practices met. Provide technical oversight and coach others to resolve complex and severe technical issues. Lead disaster recovery activities and contribute to disaster recovery planning. Embed data quality protocols throughout data acquisition, processing, storage, and operational use.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 • 5+ years of software development experience, including experience working with Java or Kotlin• Writes and organizes code using multiple computer languages, including distributed programming and understand different frameworks and paradigm• Delivers high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables with broad impact (high throughput and low latency) • Designs new testing methods and resolves routine and non-routine technical issues with minimal assistance • Demonstrates strong proficiency in core development platforms within own domain • Builds strong commitment within the team to support the appropriate team priorities • Demonstrates a solid understanding of the impact of own work on the team and/or guests • Influences and applies data standards, policies, and procedures • Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed educationThis 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\_D