Senior Software Engineer — Developer Platform (Hybrid)

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

Job summary

Target is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Developer Platform in Brooklyn Park, MN. You will contribute to a full-stack system with Kotlin, Python, and TypeScript, enabling scalable scaffolding of configured codebases and secure integrations across a large-scale engineering organization.

You will own architectural decisions, lead code and design reviews, and drive the evolution of developer tooling and AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend fundamentals — proficient in JVM languages (Kotlin/Java).
• Experience designing and shipping production REST APIs.
• PostgreSQL or other relational database experience.
• Comfort navigating and contributing to distributed, multi-service codebases.
• Writes and organizes code across multiple languages, including distributed programming, with understanding of different frameworks and paradigms.
• Delivers high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure solutions (high throughput, low latency).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and developer platform tooling.
• Strong critical thinking skills — navigates ambiguity with confidence, asks the right questions, identifies what's needed to move work forward.
• Clearly communicates technical concepts to partners and teammates.
• Designs testing methods and resolves complex technical issues with minimal assistance.
• Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education.
• Nice to Have: React/TypeScript frontend experience, Python experience, AI tooling/LLMs, Template engines, DevEx or platform engineering familiarity

Responsibilities

• Lead design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services.
• Lead and conduct code reviews, design reviews, testing, and debugging activities at the application level.
• Provide technical oversight and coach others to resolve complex issues.
• Lead disaster recovery activities and contribute to disaster recovery planning.
• Embed data quality protocols throughout data acquisition, processing, storage, and operational use.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Communication

Testing

React

TypeScript

Python

AI tooling/LLMs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Target is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Developer Platform in Brooklyn Park, MN. You will contribute to a full-stack system with Kotlin, Python, and TypeScript, enabling scalable scaffolding of configured codebases and secure integrations across a large-scale engineering organization.

You will own architectural decisions, lead code and design reviews, and drive the evolution of developer tooling and AI-assisted workflows.