This role pays more than
86%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,965–$217,625
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$236k
versus about
$190k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
58 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$98,000–$176,000
across 58 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Engineer - Application Security (AI security, Pen Testing, DevSecOps), you will provide technical leadership for the enterprise Application Security program. You will be responsible for advancing secure development practices by integrating security into the software development lifecycle and partnering with engineering teams to reduce risk through scalable solutions. Your daily work involves managing SSDLC, SAST, DAST, SCA, Threat Modeling, and Penetration Testing while building automation for CI/CD pipelines and developing tools, APIs, and frameworks to improve developer experience. You will leverage AI and generative AI technologies to automate tasks and enhance vulnerability detection. The role requires expertise in modern programming languages, cloud-native platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, Kubernetes, containers, and microservices. You will solve complex security challenges for modern architectures while influencing technical decisions across the organization through collaboration and leadership.
What does a Engineer earn?
Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.