Senior Software Engineer, Developer Platform

Target

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Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
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88 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 Software Engineer, Developer Platform

The Senior Software Engineer — Developer Platform joins the Developer Platform team to build a project generation system that scaffolds fully configured codebases with approved patterns and security standards. You will develop a full-stack system using Kotlin, Python, and TypeScript to power the developer experience, enabling engineers to move faster by automating boilerplate. Responsibilities include designing abstractions for infrastructure integrations, building AI-native agent interfaces for IDE scaffolding, and managing the total product lifecycle. You will utilize PostgreSQL, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-performance, scalable solutions. The role requires expertise in JVM languages, distributed programming, and software engineering patterns to solve complex technical issues. You will influence architecture, lead code reviews, and conduct research on emerging technologies to support a large-scale engineering organization.

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What you'll do

  • Build and support a project generation system that scaffolds fully configured codebases for engineers.
  • Design abstractions for seamless infrastructure integrations and AI-native agent interfaces for IDEs.
  • Develop and maintain a full-stack system using Kotlin, Python, and TypeScript.
  • Translate abstract architectures into concrete designs and influence implementation across the engineering team.
  • Lead code reviews, design reviews, testing, and debugging activities at the application level.
  • Evaluate and research new technologies to determine viability, maintainability, and cost of ownership.
  • Provide technical oversight and coaching to resolve complex and severe technical issues.
  • Lead disaster recovery activities and contribute to comprehensive disaster recovery planning.

What we're looking for

  • 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Proficiency in JVM languages such as Kotlin or Java.
  • Experience designing and shipping production REST APIs.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
  • Ability to navigate and contribute to distributed, multi-service codebases.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and developer platform tooling.
  • React/TypeScript frontend experience (preferred).
  • Python experience (preferred).
  • Experience with AI tooling, LLMs, or the Model Context Protocol (preferred).
  • Familiarity with template engines like Jinja2 or Cookiecutter (preferred).
  • Background in developer experience, internal tooling, or platform engineering (preferred).

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