This role pays less than
82%
of similar roles. Most pay
$148,820–$208,707
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$137k
versus about
$179k
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.
Sr. Engineer – Cloud and Compute Platform Teams serves as a specialist within the engineering team supporting core product infrastructure. You will translate abstract architectures into concrete designs, influence implementation through peer feedback, and solve complex distributed systems challenges to build secure, resilient, and self-service solutions. Your daily work involves designing, automating, and scaling cloud-native infrastructure, reliability practices, and developer-facing capabilities for modern retail technology. Depending on the specific team, you may focus on Kubernetes, container platforms, compute, storage, Kafka, data movement, observability, or cloud management. You will utilize programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, Python, or TypeScript/JavaScript to develop high-performance systems. The role addresses the technical challenge of transforming complex infrastructure into dependable experiences while improving automation, defining operational standards, and enhancing performance for internal teams and guest-facing services.
What does a Engineer earn?
Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.
Translate abstract architecture into concrete designs and influence the implementation of software systems.
Apply software engineering patterns to build robust, scalable, and secure distributed systems.
Develop and maintain cloud-native infrastructure including Kubernetes, container platforms, and storage services.
Design and implement automated, self-service solutions for developer-facing tools and capabilities.
Triage operational issues and implement technical fixes to eliminate recurring problems.
Improve system observability, performance, availability, and efficiency across the platform.
Write high-quality code in languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python.
Define operational standards and promote production readiness for internal services.
What we're looking for
A 4-year degree or equivalent experience is required.
Candidates must have 5+ years of software development experience.
Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python is required.
Experience with TypeScript or JavaScript may be beneficial for some roles.
Experience designing, building, and operating scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems or cloud platforms is required.
Hands-on experience in cloud-native or platform engineering domains like Kubernetes, containers, compute, storage, networking, or observability is required.
Ability to deliver high-quality technical solutions considering performance, availability, latency, scalability, security, maintainability, and cost efficiency.
Ability to communicate Agile concepts clearly to partners within the product team.