Job Id: R0000422049

Senior Engineer – Shipping Promise & AI-Driven Solutions

About Us

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company, and one of America’s leading retailers.

Target as a tech company? Absolutely. We’re the behind-the-scenes powerhouse that fuels Target’s passion and commitment to cutting-edge innovation. We anchor every facet of one of the world’s best-loved retailers with a strong technology framework that relies on the latest tools and technologies—and the brightest people—to deliver incredible value to guests online and in stores. Target Technology Services is on a mission to offer the systems, tools, and support that guests and team members need and deserve. Our high-performing teams balance independence with collaboration, and we pride ourselves on being versatile, agile, and creative. We drive industry-leading technologies in support of every angle of the business and help ensure that Target operates smoothly, securely, and reliably from the inside out.

Role Overview

As a Senior Engineer, you serve as a specialist in the engineering team that supports the product. You:

- Help develop and gain insight in the application architecture.

- Distill abstract architecture into concrete design and influence the implementation.

- Apply appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems.

- Are an expert in programming and apply your skills in developing the product.

- Influence fellow engineers by proposing designs and providing feedback.

- Help the team in triaging operational issues and eliminate repeat occurrences.

Key Responsibilities

- Use your technology acumen to apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized area(s) of the technology domain.

- Evaluate new technologies and participate in decision-making, considering viability within Target’s environment, maintainability, and cost of ownership.

- Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities for new technologies.

- Manage total product, financials, and forecasting.

- Lead the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services.

- Lead and conduct code review, design review, testing, and debugging at the application level.

- Participate in functional design and architecture discussions with understanding of process flows and system diagrams.

- Ensure successful implementation with architectural and operational requirements and best practices met.

- Provide technical oversight and coach others to resolve complex and severe technical issues.

- Lead disaster recovery activities and contribute to disaster recovery planning.

- Embed data quality protocols throughout data acquisition, processing, storage, and operational use.

Required Skills and Experience

- 4-year degree or equivalent experience.

- 5+ years of software development experience preferably in Java technologies – Kotlin , Spring boot , Micronaut .

- Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features.

Specialized Requirements

**Shipping Promise Expertise:**

- Hands-on experience in building and optimizing shipping promise systems.

- Integration of variables such as inventory availability, carrier SLAs, delivery calendars, markets, and fulfillments.

- Experience with scalable, data-driven solutions supporting real-time delivery promises across multiple shipping methods in a high-volume e-commerce environment.

- Working knowledge of package-specific configuration and deployment, with the ability to build custom solutions.

**Generative AI Familiarity:**

- Familiarity with Generative AI tools and practices.

- Effective use of AI copilots and assistants to accelerate development, documentation, and day-to-day problem-solving.

Technical & Team Skills

- Designs new testing methods and resolves routine and non-routine technical issues with minimal assistance.

- Demonstrates strong proficiency in core development platforms within own domain.

- Builds strong commitment within the team to support the appropriate team priorities.

- Clearly communicates Agile concepts to partners within the product team.

- Demonstrates 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 understands different frameworks and paradigms.

- Delivers high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables with broad impact (high throughput and low latency).

- Influences and applies data standards, policies, and procedures.

- Maintains technical knowledge within areas of expertise.

- Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education.