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Engineer - Target India
Job Id: R0000442380
About Us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 4000,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.
Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.
Position Overview
We are looking for a Backend Engineer with a strong foundation in Java and distributed systems to join our team. In this role, you will design, build, and operate scalable backend services using Spring Boot and modern cloud-native technologies.
You will work closely with product, architecture, and platform teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems and take ownership of services in production.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot
- Contribute to system design discussions and translate requirements into working solutions
- Build reliable and resilient systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and fault tolerance
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code adhering to engineering best practices
- Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and implement fixes with minimal impact
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and platform teams to deliver features end-to-end
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving engineering standards
- Work with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments (Kubernetes)
- Contribute to technical documentation, design decisions, and operational runbooks
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and deliver high-quality work within sprint timelines
- Take ownership of services in production, ensuring reliability, latency, and SLA adherence
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- ~3+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong proficiency in Java and good working knowledge of Spring Boot
- Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems fundamentals
- Hands-on experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Working knowledge of relational databases (MySQL/Postgres) and basic NoSQL systems (Redis, MongoDB)
- Exposure to cloud-native environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with engineering practices: Git, CI/CD, and automated testing
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
- Experience owning features or services from development through production deployment
Nice to have:
- Exposure to event-driven architectures or streaming systems
- Experience working on high-scale or low-latency systems
- Familiarity with observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing)
- Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop)
- Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT)
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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, National Pension System, learning assistance program, day care support and much more.
Paid time off
TII encourages work-life balance with paid time off like privilege, casual, 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.
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