Senior Engineer, Threat Detection Engineering

Target

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$98,000–$176,000 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $137k
$83k most similar roles pay here $235k

This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $158,094–$216,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $137k versus about $187k 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 58 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $98,000–$176,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, Threat Detection Engineering

As a Senior Engineer: Threat Detection Engineering, you will join a team of skilled engineers and analysts to build tools that assist fraud analysts and investigators in mitigating fraud and abuse across both physical stores and online platforms. You will work to solve complex problems while developing solutions to protect against issues such as gift card scams, returns or refunds abuse, and account takeovers. The role requires full-stack development expertise using Kotlin, Java, the Spring Boot framework, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Gradle, and React for UI development. Candidates should possess experience in unit and integration testing frameworks along with strong analytical skills and critical thinking. This position focuses on the specific domain of cyber threat or fraud detection to protect the guest experience from activities that negatively impact the retail environment.

What does a Engineer earn?

Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build tools to assist fraud analysts and investigators in mitigating fraud and abuse across stores and online platforms.
  • Develop full-stack applications using Kotlin, Java, and the Spring Boot framework.
  • Implement real-time data processing and messaging solutions using Kafka.
  • Manage and query both SQL and NoSQL databases to support fraud detection systems.
  • Develop user interfaces for internal tools using React.
  • Perform unit and integration testing to ensure software reliability and security.
  • Solve complex technical problems related to gift card scams, refund abuse, and account takeovers.

What we're looking for

  • A four-year degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar field is preferred.
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in this role or a relevant similar role is required.
  • Experience with Kotlin and Java programming languages is required.
  • Proficiency with the Spring Boot framework and Gradle is required.
  • Experience with Kafka and SQL/NoSQL databases is required.
  • Experience in UI development using React is required.
  • Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks is required.
  • Strong analytical expertise, critical thinking, and communication skills are required.

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