Senior Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin, Kafka, Hybrid

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

Job summary

Target in Minnesota is seeking a Senior Engineer to help develop and gain insight in the application architecture, distilling abstract designs into concrete solutions and influencing implementation decisions.

You will lead design reviews, triage production issues, and contribute to platform modernization efforts across teams in the US and India, delivering scalable, high‑throughput services.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong domain-specific knowledge of Target’s technology capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop architecture and influence implementation decisions.
• Lead design reviews and code reviews.
• Triaging operational issues and ensuring high performance.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Apache Kafka

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Distributed systems

Troubleshooting

Education

4-year degree or equivalent experience

Tools

RocksDB

Monorepo

Kafka tooling

Job description

Target in Minnesota is seeking a Senior Engineer to help develop and gain insight in the application architecture, distilling abstract designs into concrete solutions and influencing implementation decisions.

You will lead design reviews, triage production issues, and contribute to platform modernization efforts across teams in the US and India, delivering scalable, high‑throughput services.