Technology Leadership Program - Hybrid (Starting August 2027)

Target • Brooklyn Park, NC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Technology Leadership Program (TLP) is an entry-level program designed to develop leadership and technology skills through potential rotations across Target Tech teams, hands-on technical and leadership training, and collaboration with experienced engineers. The program starts in August 2027.

As an Engineer in the program, you will provide input on evaluating new technologies and contribute to service design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership. You will participate in technology research and proof-of-concept initiatives, assist with code and design reviews, and write, organize, and maintain code based on designs. With guidance, you will deliver high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure work. You will take part in construction, automation, debugging, implementation, disaster recovery, and testing activities while helping meet architectural and operational requirements and best practices. You will also resolve frequently encountered technical issues, monitor system capacity with minimal assistance, and search for and understand metadata about data sources and metrics. Job duties may change based on business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree with strong academic performance, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to solve complex technical challenges.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language.
• Familiarity with current and emerging technologies in the scope of responsibility, and ability to develop and apply knowledge of them.
• Demonstrates and continuously builds domain-specific knowledge.
• Understands distributed programming concepts and applies them to their domain.
• Working knowledge of transaction codes/master data used within a specific domain and participation in building custom solutions in the package.
• Keeps current with new and evolving technologies through formal training and self-directed education.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with a team.
• Open to relocation to Minneapolis.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant work or internship experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to assist with evaluation of new technologies.
• Contribute to the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services.
• Contribute to research and proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies.
• Assist with code and design reviews.
• Write, organize, and maintain code based on designs.
• Deliver high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables with guidance.
• Participate in structured construction, automation, debugging, and implementation activities.
• Help ensure architectural and operational requirements and best practices are met.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and disaster recovery activities.
• Participate in functional integration and regression testing and be able to automate test scripts.
• Resolve frequently encountered technical issues and monitor systems capacity with minimal assistance.
• Search for and understand metadata about various data sources and metrics.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Additional financial, education, and well-being benefits may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level