Lead Engineer, Reliability Engineering & Enablement

Target

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
MN
Salary
$132,000–$238,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Nearby
14 roles within 25 mi

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Similar $187k
This role $185k
$119k most similar roles pay here $251k

This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k versus about $187k 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 52 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,000–$224,500 across 52 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Engineer, Reliability Engineering & Enablement

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As a Lead Engineer at Target, you will serve as the technical anchor for engineering teams supporting key products, defining and evolving architecture to align with business goals. You will lead design decisions for platform modernization, reliability initiatives, and enterprise data capabilities, creating roadmaps that enhance scalability and maintainability. Your role involves evaluating emerging technologies and guiding their adoption while driving improvements in system performance and observability. Additionally, you will mentor engineers, raise technical standards, and partner with various organizations to align technical direction and drive execution. This position requires 7+ years of software development experience, expertise in multiple programming languages and frameworks, and a deep understanding of Target’s technology landscape and competitors’ products. You must be skilled in building highly scalable distributed systems and fostering data lifecycle management.

Skills

Python Java Kubernetes Docker AWS CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Event-Driven Architecture Microservices DevOps Scalability Reliability Security Observability Automation AI-Assisted Engineering

What you'll do

  • Define and evolve architecture to align with business goals and long-term strategy.
  • Lead design decisions for platform modernization, reliability, and enterprise data capabilities.
  • Create technical roadmaps and strategies that enhance scalability and operational excellence.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and guide their adoption in engineering practices.
  • Drive improvements in system performance, observability, and security across platforms.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation.
  • Deep expertise in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and open-source technologies.
  • Proven ability to define and evolve architecture aligned with business goals and long-term strategy.
  • Experience leading platform modernization initiatives focusing on reliability, observability, and security.
  • Demonstrated skill in mentoring engineers and raising technical standards across teams.
  • Expertise in building highly scalable distributed systems and optimizing system performance.

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