Senior Engineer, Threat Detection Engineering

Target

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Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
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41 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, Threat Detection Engineering

The Senior Engineer - Threat Detection Engineering joins the team to build technology that enables fraud analysts and investigators to detect, investigate, and mitigate fraud and abuse. The role involves building scalable tools and workflows to make investigations faster and more effective by using AI and automation to reduce repetitive manual work, streamline investigator workflows, connect data and tools, and surface relevant insights quickly. The candidate will work as a full-stack engineer using Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, SQL, NoSQL databases, and React. Key responsibilities include turning opportunities into production-ready solutions while keeping investigators at the center of decision-making. The position requires experience with Gradle, unit and integration testing frameworks, and familiarity with LLM based coding assistants to solve real-world operational problems in cyber threat or fraud detection.

What does a Engineer earn in Minnesota?

Median $137000 from 37 postings across 5 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build scalable tools and workflows to help fraud analysts detect and mitigate fraud.
  • Use AI and automation to reduce repetitive manual work for investigators.
  • Streamline investigator workflows by connecting disparate data sources and tools.
  • Develop production-ready solutions using Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka.
  • Create user interfaces for internal tools using React.
  • Manage and query SQL and NoSQL databases to surface relevant insights.
  • Turn operational requirements into reliable software solutions while keeping investigators at the center of decision-making.

What we're looking for

  • Four-year degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent (preferred).
  • 5+ years of professional experience in this role or a relevant and similar role.
  • Experience working with Kotlin/Java, Kafka, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
  • UI development experience using React.
  • Experience with Spring Boot Framework, Gradle, and any unit & integration testing framework.
  • Familiarity with LLM based coding assistants in everyday work.
  • Ability to demonstrate analytical expertise, close attention to detail, excellent critical thinking, and adaptive learning.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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