Sr Engineer - Tech Inventory Engineering
About The Position
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 . 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 Tech 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. The Tech Inventory Engineering team : Develops user-first tooling that tracks our global technology inventory to reduce loss, facilitate planning, and encourage re-use Integrates with other systems to support day to day operations (e.g. breakfix) Supports Target’s Enterprise Data Strategy to enable organization-wide, AI/ML-powered analytics Our Tech Stack : Typescript, NextJS Kotlin, Ktor MongoDB Prior experience with these technologies is helpful but not required. As a Tech Inventory Engineering Senior Software Engineer, you will...
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Fluent in object-oriented languages and design (e.g., Kotlin, C++, C#, Java, Groovy, Python)
- Familiar with TypeScript/JavaScript web frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js, Vue)
- Experience data modeling for REST and several data stores (SQL and NoSQL)
- Rapidly experiments with solutions to ensure feasibility
- Executes test first development to ensure you are building the right thing
- Resolves routine and non-routine technical issues with minimal assistance
- Collaborates with other engineers to design and develop solutions
- Eager to explore and experiment with new technologies as the industry evolves
- Ability to rapidly gain proficiency in new technologies
- Influences and applies data standards, policies, and procedures
- Advocates for best practices in software development, including design, testing, and observability
- Unafraid to jump into unknown tech stacks (e.g., Go, Python, Javascript)
- Leverages AI tooling effectively to improve your designs, code, and tests, discerning when the result is or is not relevant
Nice To Haves
- Kotlin, Ktor, Kotest
- MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL
- Next.js, TypeScript, Jest, Cypress
- Domain experience with inventory, asset, or warehouse management systems
- Passionate about automating day-to-day processes to drive efficiency
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and develop solutions – supporting the Tech Inventory Engineering Technical Roadmap
- Ensure the reliability, observability, and security of our products
- Apply and maintain your knowledge of current and emerging technologies
- Interface with partner teams to ensure we build the right solutions
- Influence and support quality standards for the team throughout the process
- Leverage and promote industry-standard verification & validation techniques/best practices including automated testing and behavior-driven development (BDD)
- Design applications to facilitate testing
- Mentor engineers, providing technical guidance to solve problems and correct errors
- Support the product and participate in an on-call rotation (you can minimize support calls by driving quality)
- Lead rigorous code reviews, establish CI/CD standards, and mentor other engineers to elevate the team’s overall technical capability
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
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
