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Sr Engineering Manager - Target India
Job Id: R0000426198
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.
As a Sr. Engineering Manager on the Data Platform team, you will lead a team of engineers responsible for building and operating foundational data platform capabilities that enable trusted, well-governed, and observable data across Target. This role blends people leadership, delivery accountability, and strong technical judgment to ensure the team delivers scalable, reliable platform solutions aligned with Target’s data strategy.
You will partner closely with Principal Engineers, Product Managers, and other engineering leaders to translate platform vision into execution, while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
What you’ll do
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers, creating an inclusive environment where team members can grow and do their best work.
- Own delivery and execution for key data management and governance platform capabilities, ensuring predictable outcomes and high engineering quality.
- Partner with Product Management to define roadmaps, priorities, and success metrics that align platform investments with business and regulatory needs.
- Collaborate with Principal Engineers to translate architectural vision into actionable plans and well-executed designs.
- Drive strong engineering practices across the team, including design reviews, code quality, operational readiness, and incident management.
- Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term platform health, scalability, and reliability.
- Act as a key cross-team partner, coordinating dependencies and influencing stakeholders across data, engineering, and security organizations.
- Continuously improve team processes, delivery velocity, and operational maturity.
What we’re looking for
- Experience managing and developing software engineering teams in a platform or infrastructure environment.
- Strong technical background with hands-on experience building or supporting large-scale data platforms or distributed systems.
- Working knowledge of data management and governance concepts such as metadata, data quality, lineage, and observability.
- Proven ability to deliver complex technical initiatives in partnership with product and architecture leadership.
- Experience operating in an agile environment and leading teams through ambiguity and change.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
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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.
Creating a culture of joy
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Inclusivity
We value diverse voices and approaches. We act with authenticity and respect. We create equitable experiences for all.
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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
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