Senior Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain Platforms

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

Job summary

Target is hiring a Senior Engineer for Stores & Supply Chain to design, build and maintain the applications that power our retail and fulfillment network. You will help ensure availability where and when guests need them, supporting 2,000+ stores and 50+ warehouses.

You will apply software engineering patterns to create robust, scalable systems, influence design, and collaborate with data scientists and platform teams to drive smarter operations and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
• Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target's technology capabilities
• 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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable distributed systems for Target stores and supply chain.
• Architect and implement robust applications with appropriate software patterns.
• Collaborate with data scientists and platform teams to enable predictive analytics and better replenishment.
• Triage operational issues and help drive improvements in system reliability and performance.

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

Target is hiring a Senior Engineer for Stores & Supply Chain to design, build and maintain the applications that power our retail and fulfillment network. You will help ensure availability where and when guests need them, supporting 2,000+ stores and 50+ warehouses.

You will apply software engineering patterns to create robust, scalable systems, influence design, and collaborate with data scientists and platform teams to drive smarter operations and guest satisfaction.