Engineer

Target

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$75,400–$135,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
13 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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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 95% of similar roles. Most pay $157,200–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $106k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 92 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $98,000–$176,000 across 67 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Engineer

Engineer - US serves as a technical specialist on the Marketing Ad Planning team, where you will develop robust and scalable software components for a multi-tenant advertising campaign management platform. You will design, develop, and enhance backend services and APIs to support campaign data management, validation, and lifecycle operations. Your daily work involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to build reliable, extensible capabilities using distributed systems and event-driven architectures. You will utilize a technology stack including Java, Kotlin, Groovy, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Git, and Vela. The role requires solving complex engineering problems, performing code reviews, and troubleshooting operational issues to ensure high-quality software delivery. You will focus on maintaining system reliability and performance within a complex marketing ecosystem.

What does a Engineer earn in Minnesota?

Median $137000 from 37 postings across 5 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and enhance backend services and APIs for campaign data management and lifecycle operations.
  • Build and maintain a scalable, multi-tenant advertising campaign management platform.
  • Implement reliable, maintainable, and well-tested code using Java, Kotlin, or Groovy.
  • Work with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integrations for seamless data exchange.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues with little or no oversight.
  • Review team code to ensure software quality and functional accuracy.
  • Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions for the Marketing Ad Planning platform.
  • Improve platform reliability, performance, and scalability to support evolving business needs.

What we're looking for

  • A 4-year degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
  • At least 1+ years of software development experience with at least one full-cycle implementation is required.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java or Kotlin is required.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, application architecture, system design, and distributed systems is required.
  • Familiarity with microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and modern software development practices is required.
  • Ability to develop reliable, maintainable, and well-tested software applications is required.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with engineering teams and stakeholders are required.
  • Relevant experience with Java, Kotlin, Groovy, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Git, or Vela is recommended.

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