Senior Engineer - Target.com Web Enablement

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. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. 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 . About us: 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 . As a Senior Engineer within Digital Enablement, you specialize in building and supporting the platforms and tools that enable teams to deliver reliable, scalable digital experiences. You translate architectural concepts into practical, resilient solutions and apply strong engineering patterns to improve system reliability and operational efficiency. You influence design and implementation decisions, provide technical guidance to partner teams, and help diagnose and resolve complex issues in distributed systems. You leverage automation and best practices to prevent repeat problems and strengthen the overall stability of Target’s digital ecosystem. About this Team: The Digital Enablement team builds and supports the foundational platforms, tools, and reliability frameworks that empower Target’s digital product teams to deliver high-quality guest experiences at scale. We focus on improving engineering efficiency, operational excellence, and system reliability across the digital ecosystem. Our team partners closely with engineers across the enterprise to provide modern deployment tooling, observability frameworks, and best-in-class reliability practices that enable teams to innovate quickly while maintaining a highly resilient production environment. We work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and site reliability driving standards, automation, and proactive problem-solving to ensure Target’s digital platforms remain fast, stable, and scalable. 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. About you: BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience 4+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on building and maintaining production-grade APIs and developer tooling 2+ years of experience designing and building RESTful or gRPC APIs, preferably in Go and/or TypeScript 2+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices, including authoring GitHub Actions workflows Hands-on experience building backend services, CLIs, or platform tooling that improve developer productivity or support large-scale web deployments Experience working with major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure Experience containerizing applications and deploying them on orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker Basic understanding of CDN concepts including caching, traffic routing, and edge configuration (e.g., Fastly, Cloudflare, or similar) Familiarity with observability practices including log aggregation, metrics, and distributed tracing Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows (branching strategies, code review, etc.) Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to drive technical decisions and mentor peers Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills Preferred Qualifications: Deep experience writing production services or tooling in Go and TypeScript/Node.js Experience building or maintaining GitHub Actions — custom actions, reusable workflows, or large-scale CI/CD pipelines Familiarity with CDN platforms such as Fastly, including VCL or edge logic configuration Experience designing APIs or SDKs consumed by other engineering teams (internal platform/DX focus) Familiarity with progressive deployment strategies such as canary, blue/green, or red/black deployments Experience with secrets management, certificate lifecycle, or supply chain security practices Exposure to e-commerce platform architecture or high-traffic web systems at scale Interest in or experience with emerging developer experience tooling, AI-assisted development workflows, or internal platform engineering This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota. Benefits Eligibility Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_D Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. 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