Sr Backend Engineer – Apply for Circle Card

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, you serve as a specialist in the engineering team that supports the product. You help develop and gain insight in the application architecture. 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. You are an expert in programming and apply your skills in developing the product. You have the skills to design and implement the architecture on your own, but choose to influence your fellow engineers by proposing software designs, providing feedback on software designs and/or implementation.

You show good problem-solving skills and can help the team in triaging operational issues. You leverage your expertise in eliminating repeat occurrences. About this Team: Apply for Circle Card (AFCC) team is responsible for creating a seamless and efficient Circle Card application experience for our guests.

Our primary goal is to deliver an instant approve-or-decline decision while increasing the number of successful Circle Card applications. Beyond application processing, we also support in-store balance paydowns for Guest Circle Cards and maintain internal tracking of key Circle Card metrics. What sets our team apart is our deep expertise and ownership of core backend systems powering the Circle Card journey, along with frontend experience in store registry.

This breadth allows us to maintain a holistic view and innovate effectively across the guest experience. 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: • 4-year degree or equivalent experience • 5+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation • Hands on experience with Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot or Micronaut for at least 5 years • Strong working knowledge of Kafka or comparable streaming platforms, including experience with event-driven architecture and data streaming patterns • Work with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and ensure smooth data flow between frontend and backend components.

• Preferred working experience on Frontend technologies with JavaScript, React, Next JS or at least 2 years • Proficient in AI-assisted development (code generation, refactoring, debugging) with the ability to evaluate and refine outputs through prompting • Familiarity applying generative AI to enhance product experiences and engineering processes • Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure • Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders • Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health • Understands and develops solutions to foster data lifecycle management • Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise • Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education • Experience in building highly scalable distributed systems • Enjoy direct collaboration with UX and Product experts • Consider staying current with frontend & backend trends to be a positive Extra points if you have: • Worked on with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal • Experience creating reusable AI workflows or “skills” to enable efficient, repeatable engineering tasks • Worked on Register platform • Worked on A/B testing tools 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. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.