Target

Target

Senior Software Engineer — Developer Platform

7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$98k-$176kDetected 77 days ago
TypeScriptPythonJavaKotlinReactFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewPostgreSQLCI/CDPlatform EngineeringRESTLLMsAccountingResearchProblem SolvingCritical Thinking

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
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Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position.
  • These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.
  • In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family.

Responsibilities

  • We make Target our guests' preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver.
  • Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support.
  • The platform you build and support powers the developer experience, enabling teams to move faster and focus on features that matter, not boilerplate.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • 4-year degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Experience designing and shipping production REST APIs
  • Comfort navigating and contributing to distributed, multi-service codebases

Nice to have

  • React/TypeScript frontend experience
  • Python experience
  • Experience with AI tooling, LLMs, or the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Familiarity with template engines (Jinja2, Cookiecutter, or similar)
  • Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
  • React/TypeScript frontend experience - Python experience.
  • Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
  • Target is one of the world's most recognized brands and one of America's leading retailers.

Compensation

  • The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position.

Benefits

  • Our Benefits We care about and invest in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family.
  • Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
  • Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
  • We bring that vision to life through our values and culture.

Company info

  • Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life.
  • Learn more about Target here.
  • We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Developer Platform team.
  • You'll work on a platform used by thousands of engineers: a project generation system that scaffolds fully configured codebases in seconds, with approved patterns, security standards, and platform integrations built in.
  • You'll work on a full-stack system built across Kotlin, Python, and TypeScript.
  • The work ranges from designing the abstractions that make new infrastructure integrations seamless, to building the AI-native agent interfaces that let engineers scaffold projects directly from their IDE or coding assistant tools.
  • The platform is growing fast.
  • You'll have real ownership over technical decisions and contribute to a roadmap that's expanding into new infrastructure domains, AI-assisted developer workflows, and deeper integrations across a large-scale engineering organization.
  • 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.

Equal opportunity

  • If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support
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