Lead Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain
- Pay
- $132,000 – $238,000 per year
- Location
- Brooklyn Park, MN · Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Lead / Staff
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Listed
- 27 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- distributed systems
- system architecture
- performance and capacity optimization
Also useful
- machine learning
- predictive analytics
- data lifecycle management
Stated benefits & perks
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Paid sick leave
About the role
The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00
Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family.
Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
Note: This requisition may encompass multiple openings across both our Stores & Supply Chain teams.
Core Technologies
- Backend Languages & Frameworks: Java, Kotlin, Groovy, Spring Boot, Micronaut
- Frontend Languages & Frameworks: React, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Testing: JUnit, Spock, KotlinTest
- Event Streaming: Kafka
- CI/CD: Docker, Drone, Vela
- Metrics & Monitoring: InfluxDB, Grafana
- Databases: Postgres, Cassandra, MongoDB, RocksDB, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch (ELK Stack)
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About you
- 4 year degree or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
- 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
Additional information
This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
About us
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
The Lead Engineer, Stores & Supply Chain builds the applications and technology that power Target’s extensive retail and fulfillment network, ensuring products are available where and when guests need them. Supporting 2,000+ stores, 50+ warehouses, and a $19B annual inventory flow, we build scalable, reliable systems that drive fast, secure checkout, flexible fulfillment, and seamless operations.
Our technology empowers over 500,000 team members and supports 60,000+ registers, self-checkouts, and mobile POS devices. We’re investing in advanced data and predictive analytics to transform how we forecast demand and optimize replenishment. Partnering with data scientists, we leverage machine learning to drive smarter operations, improve efficiency, and elevate the guest experience.
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.”
Equal opportunity and legal notices
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
From Target's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 14, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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The Lead Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain posting at Target states compensation of $132,000 – $238,000 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Target's official career site.
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This Lead Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain position at Target is located in Brooklyn Park, MN (Hybrid). Always check Target's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
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