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About us:As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy and that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from diverse backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values diverse backgrounds. We believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. At Target, inclusion is part of the core value. We aim to create equitable experiences for all, regardless of their dimensions of difference. As an equal opportunity employer, Target provides diverse opportunities for everyone to grow and win.

About Target Tech: Every time a guest enters a Target store or browses Target.com, they experience the impact of Target’s investments in technology and innovation. We’re the technologists behind one of the most loved retail brands, delivering joy to millions of our guests, team members, and communities.

Join our global in-house technology team of more than 4,000 of engineers, data scientists, architects, coaches and product managers striving to make Target the most convenient, safe and joyful place to shop. We use agile practices and leverage open-source software to adapt and build best-in-class technology for our team members and guests—and we do so with a focus on diversity and inclusion, experimentation and continuous learning.

About Principal Engineer: As a Principal Engineer , you are a thought leader and trusted partner of product and technology teams defining solutions to highly complex and usually abstract business and technology problems. You solve problems impacting multiple lines of business and technologies often within capabilities critical to Target's success. You define architecture strategies to deliver new or evolving business and technology capabilities and align partners to those strategies. You define and drive delivery of the subsequent architectural solutions that would evolve the Merchandising products.

  • Apply your abilities to solve large abstract problems, see the big picture, take partners, and drive outcomes as you define strategies to lead Merchandising into the future. Your strategic visioning directly contributes to Target's business and technology.
  • You clearly and concisely describe problems, opportunities, and vision in ways product and engineering partners and executive leadership understand. You provide clear guidance for teams to implement solutions and other PEs to understand and articulate vision to their partners as needed.
  • You are a curious, active learner who seeks out and understands emerging technology and its implications to Target. You partner with your engineering team to drive proof-of-concepts as needed and clearly communicate findings to the organization. You also embody industry best engineering practices and create a culture for learning & growth.
  • You are a valued leader and team member who listens and understands other viewpoints, makes the right connections, and drives results that matter enabling Target to deliver exceptional experiences to guests and team members. You are expected to mentor, and coach leads into next in line PE's.

About you:

  • Four-year degree or equivalent experience
  • 16+ years of experience in building software products
  • Demonstrates experience building solutions with microservices and event-based architecture using JVM-based language
  • Strong experience in leading the design and delivery of enterprise-scale solutions within a large enterprise where the solutions spanned multiple lines of business
  • Experience defining architecture strategy for a new line of business or enterprise technology capability and driving delivery of the resulting solutions
  • Leads in the creation and execution of novel solutions to complex, unbounded technical problems
  • Strong hold in prioritizing and balance short-term and long-term investments, focusing on high impact, high value work, including tech debt
  • Understands and articulates the technical constraints/trade-offs for their proposals/solutions
  • Writing and maintaining technical documentation, including system design documents, API documentation, and best practices guidelines.
  • Broad tech stack – Springboot, Java, Kotlin, Elastic Search, Kafka, ReactJS, Postgres, Oracle

Competitive benefits

We are proud to provide benefits that support you, your family and your future.

Health and well-being

Target in India (TII) prioritizes our people by offering healthcare support, fitness programs, teleheath benefits (i.e., screenings and consultations) and 24/7 confidential mental well-being telecounseling support.

Financial well-being

Your financial well-being is bright with TII's comprehensive flexible insurance program, learning assistance program, day care support and much more.

Paid time off

TII encourages work-life balance with paid time off like privilege, bereavement and parental leaves that offer support in all stages of life.

Competitive pay

TII knows our people are everything and proudly provides equitable and competitive pay.

Other benefits

From digitalized cafeteria solutions to transportation services to broadband reimbursement, enjoy special everyday perks.

Creating a culture of joy

We bring out the best in each other every day.

A group of Target team members giving each other a thumbs up as they huddle in the back of the store.

Inclusivity

We value diverse voices and approaches. We act with authenticity and respect. We create equitable experiences for all.

Connection

We build trusted relationships. We collaborate across business functions. We recognize and celebrate progress.

Drive

We do what is right for Target, our team and guests. We deliver results that matter. We continually learn by valuing progress over perfection.

Grow with Target

We are fully invested in your personal and professional growth because our people are our power. 

Target's leadership truly empowers personal and professional growth, fostering an environment where we care, grow and win together.

Sandeep Sr. Engineering Manager – Target Tech, Corporate

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