Senior Engineer

Target

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$98,000–$176,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
22 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $140,000–$195,442 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $137k versus about $168k 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 92 open roles on FindRole.

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

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer

As a Senior Engineer on the Apply for CircleCard team, you will serve as a technical specialist developing the backend systems that power the Circle Card application journey. You will design and build production-grade AI-powered applications, autonomous agentic systems, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation solutions to automate engineering processes and enhance retail experiences. Your daily work involves designing scalable microservices, managing distributed systems, and leading architecture discussions. You will utilize a technical stack including Kotlin, Java, Micronaut, Python, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and Kubernetes. Key responsibilities include implementing prompt engineering, managing LLM orchestration via frameworks like LangChain or CrewAI, and ensuring high availability for financial workloads. You will also lead code reviews, disaster recovery planning, and the integration of AI capabilities into existing software development workflows.

What does a Engineer earn in Minnesota?

Median $137000 from 37 postings across 5 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build production-grade autonomous and agentic AI systems using Large Language Models and orchestration frameworks.
  • Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using vector search technologies and enterprise knowledge sources.
  • Build and maintain scalable microservices and RESTful APIs using Kotlin, Java, and Micronaut.
  • Design distributed systems utilizing Kafka, asynchronous messaging, and cloud-native architecture patterns.
  • Optimize PostgreSQL databases for data modeling, indexing, query performance, and transactional integrity.
  • Lead technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and code reviews to ensure high-quality software implementation.
  • Implement AI evaluation frameworks and follow responsible AI, security, privacy, and observability best practices.
  • Manage the full product lifecycle, including technical forecasting, disaster recovery planning, and cost of ownership.

What we're looking for

  • 4 years of degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise-scale applications and backend systems.
  • Hands-on experience designing and deploying production AI applications, AI-powered tools, or agentic systems using Large Language Models.
  • Experience building autonomous or multi-agent workflows using frameworks like LangChain, CrewAI, or equivalent orchestration tools.
  • Proficiency in Python for AI application development, automation, or AI tooling.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin and Java with experience building microservices using Micronaut and/or Spring Boot.
  • Experience designing distributed systems using Kafka, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal (preferred).

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