Job Description
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.
Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.
Overview about TII:
At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.
Position Overview:
As a Backend engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “force multiplier”. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Backend Engineer, you’ll …
Use your technology acumen to apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized area(s) of the technology domain.
Evaluate new technologies and participates in decision-making, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical environment, maintainability, and cost of ownership. Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities for new technologies.
Execute testing and debugging at the platform or enterprise level. Adhere and improve standards and best practices to ensure high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables.
Implement the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services. Provide the team with thought leadership to promote re-use and develop consistent, scalable patterns.
Participate in planning services that have enterprise impact. Provide suggestions for handling routine and moderately complex technical problems, escalating issues when appropriate.
Gather information, data, and input from a wide variety of sources; identify additional resources when appropriate, engage with appropriate stakeholders, and conduct in-depth analysis of information.
Provide suggestions for handling routine and moderately complex technical problems, escalating issues when appropriate. Develop plans and schedules, estimate resource requirements, and define milestones and deliverables.
Monitor workflow and risks; play a leadership role in mitigating risks and removing obstacles.
Stay current with Target’s technical capabilities, infrastructure, and technical environment.
About you:
4 year degree or equivalent experience.
1+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation.
Hands on Experience in Java / Golang / Kotlin
Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features.
Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure.
Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders.
Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health.
Understands and develops solutions to foster data lifecycle management.
Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise.
Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education.
Experience in building highly scalable distributed systems.
Actively Participated in designing, developing, deploying and managing Large scale Data Platforms .
Expertise in open source or cloud based Big data platforms.
Demonstrates expertise in optimization of systems and analysis in capacity, performance, and scalability aspects .
Proven record of delivering solutions and operations on complex infrastructure or platform as a service.
Experience in driving Automation, Process improvements and Observability workstreams
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Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.
Overview about TII:
At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.
Position Overview:
As a Backend engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “force multiplier”. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Backend Engineer, you’ll …
Use your technology acumen to apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized area(s) of the technology domain.
Evaluate new technologies and participates in decision-making, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical environment, maintainability, and cost of ownership. Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities for new technologies.
Execute testing and debugging at the platform or enterprise level. Adhere and improve standards and best practices to ensure high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables.
Implement the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services. Provide the team with thought leadership to promote re-use and develop consistent, scalable patterns.
Participate in planning services that have enterprise impact. Provide suggestions for handling routine and moderately complex technical problems, escalating issues when appropriate.
Gather information, data, and input from a wide variety of sources; identify additional resources when appropriate, engage with appropriate stakeholders, and conduct in-depth analysis of information.
Provide suggestions for handling routine and moderately complex technical problems, escalating issues when appropriate. Develop plans and schedules, estimate resource requirements, and define milestones and deliverables.
Monitor workflow and risks; play a leadership role in mitigating risks and removing obstacles.
Stay current with Target’s technical capabilities, infrastructure, and technical environment.
About you:
4 year degree or equivalent experience.
1+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation.
Hands on Experience in Java / Golang / Kotlin
Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features.
Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure.
Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders.
Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health.
Understands and develops solutions to foster data lifecycle management.
Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise.
Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education.
Experience in building highly scalable distributed systems.
Actively Participated in designing, developing, deploying and managing Large scale Data Platforms .
Expertise in open source or cloud based Big data platforms.
Demonstrates expertise in optimization of systems and analysis in capacity, performance, and scalability aspects .
Proven record of delivering solutions and operations on complex infrastructure or platform as a service.
Experience in driving Automation, Process improvements and Observability workstreams
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💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Engineer - Backend position is now open for candidates interested in the Software Developer Jobs sector. This role in Bangalore offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Software Developer Jobs is a plus.
