Sr Engineering Manager - Advanced AI (Applied ML, LLMs, Deep Learning)(Remote Or Hybrid)

Target; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee discount

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target is seeking a Sr Engineering Manager for Advanced AI to lead a full‑stack engineering team building AI/ML applications. You will steer architecture, infrastructure, data pipelines and APIs while mentoring engineers across AI/ML, software and data disciplines.

Responsibilities include defining the technical roadmap, ensuring reliability, security and observability, and collaborating with product partners and leadership to deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience including hands-on software development.
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams with a track record of delivering complex initiatives.
• Experience leading teams of Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Software Engineers and Data Engineers.
• Strong Python programming and familiarity with languages like Java, Kotlin, Go, or TypeScript a plus.
• Experience designing, building and operating scalable APIs, services, data pipelines, applications and data platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, reliability engineering and secure software development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to engineers and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, align stakeholders and drive clarity across priorities.
• Passion for coaching, mentoring, talent development and building inclusive, high-performing teams.
• Experience in large enterprise technology ecosystems and agile development processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a full-stack engineering team responsible for building, deploying and maintaining high‑quality AI/ML applications.
• Guide decisions across architecture, infrastructure, data, APIs, application design, reliability, observability and security.
• Define and evolve the technical roadmap for AI applications.
• Mentor engineers across AI/ML, software and data engineering and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Stay current with AI advances and apply them thoughtfully to enterprise patterns.

Skills

Engineering leadership

AI/ML systems

Python

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD

Data pipelines

APIs & services

LLMs & agentic

Cross-functional work

Communication skills

Education

4-year degree or equivalent

Job description

The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00.

Pay 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.

JOIN TARGET AS A SR ENGINEERNG MANAGER – ADVANCED AI

About Target

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.

About The Role

Target’s Advanced AI team builds end‑to‑end AI/ML systems that create meaningful business value across the enterprise. These systems may be powered by LLMs, classical machine learning, or deep learning models and are designed as scalable, reliable, production‑grade applications, including agentic architectures where they add clear value.

As a Sr Engineering Manager for Advanced AI, you will lead a full‑stack engineering team responsible for building, deploying, and maintaining high‑quality AI/ML applications. Your team will include AI/ML Engineers, Full‑Stack Software Engineers and Data Engineers working closely with Applied Data Scientists, Product partners, platform teams, security teams and business stakeholders. You will guide technical decisions across architecture, infrastructure, data, APIs, application design, reliability, observability, and security, while ensuring solutions comply with Target’s enterprise requirements for infrastructure, platform architecture, security, data handling, and operational readiness.

You will also help define and evolve the technical roadmap for AI applications, balancing speed, quality, scalability, maintainability and business impact. This role requires strong coaching and talent development, including mentoring engineers across AI/ML engineering, full‑stack software engineering and data engineering. You will manage multiple stakeholders and leader expectations by creating clarity around priorities, risks, tradeoffs, dependencies and outcomes. You will also stay current with developments in AI, machine learning, LLMs, agentic systems, and enterprise AI patterns, helping the team apply relevant advances thoughtfully. A successful Sr Engineering Manager in this role will help develop, own, and maintain multiple scalable AI applications that create measurable business value.

Core responsibilities of this job are articulated within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You

• 4-year degree or equivalent industry experience
• 7+ years of engineering experience including hands‑on software development experience
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams with a strong track record of delivering complex, cross‑functional technology initiatives
• Experience leading or working closely with teams of Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Software Engineers and Data Engineers
• Strong technical understanding of modern AI/ML application development including building and operating end‑to‑end systems in production (ML Ops)
• Demonstrated experience with LLM‑powered applications, agentic architectures, applied machine learning systems, data‑intensive applications, or intelligent automation solutions
• Strong proficiency with Python programming - experience with additional languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, TypeScript, or similar a plus
• Experience designing, building and operating scalable APIs, services, data pipelines, applications and data platforms
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, reliability engineering, secure software development and enterprise technology standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to engineers, applied data scientist, stakeholders and Sr leadership
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, align stakeholders, influence technical direction and drive clarity across competing priorities
• Passion for coaching, mentoring, talent development, and building inclusive, high‑performing global engineering teams
• Successful track record of working in large enterprise technology ecosystems leading complex technology teams
• Deep understanding of agile development processes and methodology including continuous integration and delivery, with a mindset of building incrementally and delivering business value quickly

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full‑time from home or an alternate location that is not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location 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.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Non‑accommodation‑related requests, such as application follow‑ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Application deadline is : 08/27/2026