AI/ML Engineer - RecSys (ML Ops)

Target

Closes in 2 days Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$75,400–$135,700 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Closes
Jun 19, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $106k
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This role pays less than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $167,249–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $106k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

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About Target

Target Corporation is a large-format general merchandise and grocery retailer offering a wide assortment of everyday essentials, apparel, home goods, and electronics through stores and online. Industry: General Merchandise Retail

Target currently has 49 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$211,000 across 49 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AI/ML Engineer - RecSys (ML Ops)

As an AI Engineer at Target’s Data Sciences team, you will design and implement production machine learning solutions for personalized recommendations on Target.com and the Target App. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing highly performant code, participating in code reviews, and maintaining a well-documented codebase. You will collaborate closely with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to understand business requirements and build scalable solutions using Python, Java, SQL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, and sklearn. Additionally, you will leverage cloud ML services like Vertex AI, Azure ML, or AWS SageMaker, along with containerized technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, to deploy models efficiently. Experience with software design on Linux/Mac, version control systems like Git, and testing frameworks such as PyTest is essential for this role at a large-scale e-commerce company.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement production machine learning solutions for personalized recommendations.
  • Optimize existing models and platforms using best practice software design principles.
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable, well-tested codebase.
  • Develop and deploy machine learning pipelines on cloud services like Vertex AI or Sagemaker.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and product managers to understand business requirements.
  • Utilize containerized technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for scalable deployments.

What we're looking for

  • BS or higher in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or equivalent experience.
  • Over 1 year of applied machine learning development including data pipelining and model optimization.
  • Proficient in Python, Java, SQL, and ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, sklearn.
  • Experience with cloud ML services such as Vertex AI, Azure ML, AWS SageMaker.
  • Knowledge of containerized technologies (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
  • Strong software design skills on Linux/Mac and experience with Git for version control.
  • Excellent communication and data visualization skills to convey complex information clearly.

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