Sr Backend Engineer – Apply for Circle Card
About The Position
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. You can distill an abstract architecture into concrete design and influence the implementation. You show expertise in applying the appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems. You are an expert in programming and apply your skills in developing the product. You have the skills to design and implement the architecture on your own, but choose to influence your fellow engineers by proposing software designs, providing feedback on software designs and/or implementation. You show good problem-solving skills and can help the team in triaging operational issues. You leverage your expertise in eliminating repeat occurrences. The Apply for Circle Card (AFCC) team is responsible for creating a seamless and efficient Circle Card application experience for our guests. Our primary goal is to deliver an instant approve-or-decline decision while increasing the number of successful Circle Card applications. Beyond application processing, we also support in-store balance paydowns for Guest Circle Cards and maintain internal tracking of key Circle Card metrics. What sets our team apart is our deep expertise and ownership of core backend systems powering the Circle Card journey, along with frontend experience in store registry. This breadth allows us to maintain a holistic view and innovate effectively across the guest experience. Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Sr. Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you. 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, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical 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 activities at the application level. Lead functional design and architecture discussions with understanding of process flows and system diagrams to enable design decisions. Participate in routine and non-routine construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring 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. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
Requirements
- 4-year degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
- Hands on experience with Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot or Micronaut for at least 5 years
- Strong working knowledge of Kafka or comparable streaming platforms, including experience with event-driven architecture and data streaming patterns
- Work with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and ensure smooth data flow between frontend and backend components.
- Proficient in AI-assisted development (code generation, refactoring, debugging) with the ability to evaluate and refine outputs through prompting
- Familiarity applying generative AI to enhance product experiences and engineering processes
- Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure
- Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders
- Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health
- Understands and develops solutions to foster data lifecycle management
- Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise
- Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
- Experience in building highly scalable distributed systems
- Enjoy direct collaboration with UX and Product experts
- Consider staying current with frontend & backend trends
Nice To Haves
- Preferred working experience on Frontend technologies with JavaScript, React, Next JS or at least 2 years
- Worked on with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal
- Experience creating reusable AI workflows or “skills” to enable efficient, repeatable engineering tasks
- Worked on Register platform
- Worked on A/B testing tools
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, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical 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 activities at the application level.
- Lead functional design and architecture discussions with understanding of process flows and system diagrams to enable design decisions.
- Participate in routine and non-routine construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring 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.
Benefits
- comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
- 401(k)
- employee discount
- short term disability
- long term disability
- paid sick leave
- paid national holidays
- paid vacation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
