This role pays less than
75%
of similar roles. Most pay
$184,837–$262,512
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$185k
versus about
$224k
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
64 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$98,000–$176,000
across 64 roles with salary data.
Sr. Engineering Manager - Forward Deployed Engineering (AI Platforms) leads a customer-facing engineering team dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Target's AI Platform, including Agent Platform, Context Intelligence, and AI Developer Experience. You will manage and coach a high-performing team of Forward Deployed Engineers while serving as the primary engagement layer between platform teams and consumers. Daily responsibilities include providing architecture guidance, prototyping AI-powered solutions, and translating customer needs into reusable platform capabilities. The role requires expertise in software engineering, cloud-native applications, distributed systems, and APIs. You will work with generative AI, Large Language Models, agentic systems, and retrieval/context architectures to solve complex problems. Key technical competencies include Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and observability. This role focuses on the specific domain of building scalable, secure, and responsible AI solutions within a large enterprise technology environment.
What does a Engineering Manager earn?
Median $257150 from 146 postings across 44 companies.
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Generative AI
Large Language Models
Python
RAG
Batch and Stream Processing
Model Distillation
Agile
SAFe
Cloud Platforms