Sr Engineer - Register Platform, Stores

Job Id: R0000401633

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

About Us:

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.

The Senior Engineer, Register Platform will play a key role in shaping and advancing Target’s Point of Sale (POS) systems. This role focuses on building and supporting the POS UI/UX, common platform services (Positron), and shared components that power transaction flows and enable applications to run seamlessly across the POS platform. With software deployed on ~55,000 registers chainwide, this is a mission-critical system at the heart of Target’s guest and team member experience.

As part of the Register Platform team, our mission is to deliver a secure, reliable, and high-performing POS platform that empowers register application teams to develop and deploy solutions with greater speed, consistency, and confidence. By streamlining development workflows and providing standardized, reusable components, we reduce complexity, accelerate innovation, and strengthen system resilience—ultimately driving better business outcomes and enhanced end-user experiences.

As a Senior Engineer on the Register Platform team, you’ll be focused on Point of Sale UI and Front-End development. You will design, build, and support scalable, intuitive, and reliable front-end applications by leveraging modern frameworks, while maintaining a strong understanding of backend integration and security. You will drive continuous testing across multiple environments and labs to ensure quality and stability at scale. In this role, you will partner with product owners and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and accelerate innovation. As this is a critical P1 application, you will support production needs on a rotation basis, helping ensure in-store issues are resolved smoothly and overall system reliability continues to improve. You will also be encouraged to learn continuously and introduce innovation and AI capabilities to advance the Target POS UI and enhance the experience for both guests and team members.

Core Technologies:

• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript
• Frameworks: ReactJS
• Integration and Testing: REST API, Playwright, Jest, Client-side OAuth
• CI/CD Tools: Docker, Vela
• Good to know additional Frameworks & Languages: Next JS, Spring Boot, Java, Golang, Gradle
• Good to Know Databases: Postgres, MongoDB
• Metrics Visualization: Grafana
• Log Aggregation: Logstash, Kibana
• Cloud Platforms: GCP
• Elastic Compute: Kubernetes
  

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

About You:

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Strong frontend (Typescript, JavaScript, React) programming experience
• Familiarity with CICD pipelines
• Demonstrates strong proficiency in core development platforms
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently with minimal assistance or as part of the broader team
• Builds strong commitment within the team to support the appropriate team priorities
• Clearly communicates Agile concepts to partners within product team
• Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to effectively work with the team and stakeholders
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of the impact of own work on the team and/or guests
• Writes and organizes code using multiple computer languages, including distributed programming and understand different frameworks and paradigm
• Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
• Influences and applies data standards, policies, and procedures

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, 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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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 candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.