Target · 1 week ago
Sr Back End Engineer - Assortment Planning Tech Platform
7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$95K/yr - $171K/yr
5+ years expTarget is a leading retail company focused on helping families discover the joy of everyday life. They are seeking a Senior Back End Engineer to support the Assortment Planning Technology Platform, which enables merchants to deliver relevant guest assortments across various sales channels. The role involves developing and influencing application architecture, leading technology initiatives, and ensuring robust and scalable systems.
CommunitiesE-CommerceRetailShopping
Responsibilities
Serve as a specialist in the engineering team that supports the product
Help develop and gain insight in the application architecture
Distill an abstract architecture into concrete design and influence the implementation
Show expertise in applying the appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems
Be an expert in programming and apply skills in developing the product
Design and implement the architecture independently while influencing fellow engineers by proposing software designs and providing feedback
Show good problem-solving skills and assist the team in triaging operational issues
Leverage expertise in eliminating repeat occurrences
Use skills, experience, and talents to contribute to groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals
Take the lead in applying and maintaining knowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized areas 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 an 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
Qualification
Required
4 year degree or equivalent experience
5+ years of software development experience
Demonstrates a solid understanding of the impact of own work on the team and/or guests technologies
Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
Writes and organizes code using multiple computer languages, including distributed programming and understand different frameworks and paradigm
Clearly communicates agile concepts to partners within product team
Possesses working knowledge of transaction codes/master data used within specific domain and participates in building custom solutions in the package
Influences and applies data standards, policies, and procedures
Maintains technical knowledge within areas of expertise
Delivers high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables with broad impact (high throughput and low latency)
Experience with the following technologies: Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Kotlin, REST APIs, React, Microservices, Elastic search, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits and programs
Medical
Vision
Dental
Life insurance
401(k)
Employee discount
Short term disability
Long term disability
Paid sick leave
Paid national holidays
Paid vacation
Company
Target
Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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