Lead Engineer

About us: 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. Target as a tech company? Absolutely. We�re the behind-the-scenes powerhouse that fuels Target�s passion and commitment to cutting-edge innovation. We anchor every facet of one of the world�s best-loved retailers with a strong technology framework that relies on the latest tools and technologies�and the brightest people�to deliver incredible value to guests online and in stores. Target Technology Services is on a mission to offer the systems, tools and support that guests and team members need and deserve. Our high-performing teams balance independence with collaboration, and we pride ourselves on being versatile, agile and creative. We drive industry-leading technologies in support of every angle of the business, and help ensure that Target operates smoothly, securely and reliably from the inside out. Role overview: As a Lead 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 identify and drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development or improve the quality of service (or both). 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 Lead Engineer, you�ll take the lead as you� 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. Lead or set strategy for testing and debugging at the platform or enterprise level. In complex and unstructured situations, serve as an expert resource to create and improve standards and best practices to ensure high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables. Lead 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. Lead and participate in complex construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring successful implementation with architectural and operational requirements met. Establish new standards and best practices to monitor, test, automate, and maintain IT components or systems. Serve as an expert resource in disaster recovery and disaster recovery planning. Stay current with Target�s technical capabilities, infrastructure, and technical environment. Develop fully attributed data models, including logical, physical, and canonical. Influence data standards, policies, and procedures. Install, configure, and/or tune data management solutions with minimal guidance. Monitor data management solution(s) and identify optimization opportunities About you: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including at least one full-cycle project implementation. Expertise in Target�s technology landscape, with a solid understanding of industry trends, competitors� products, and differentiating features. Proficient in Kotlin with advanced knowledge of Microservices architecture and Event-driven architectures. Strong experience with high-priority, large-scale applications capable of processing millions of records. Proven ability to design and implement highly scalable and observable systems. Working on mission-critical applications with large transaction volumes and high throughput. Building systems that are scalable, with a focus on performance and resilience. Leveraging cutting-edge tools for data correlation and pattern analysis. Experience with Scala, Hadoop, and other Big Data technologies is preferred Strong retail domain knowledge with experience working on multi-channel platforms. Hands-on experience with high-performance messaging platforms that are highly scalable. Useful Links: Life at Target: https://india.target.com/ Benefits: https://india.target.com/life-at-target/workplace/benefits Culture: https://india.target.com/life-at-target/belonging