Senior Engineer - Target.com Web Enablement

About the role

The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00

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.

About you

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience - 4+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on building and maintaining production-grade APIs and developer tooling - 2+ years of experience designing and building RESTful or gRPC APIs, preferably in Go and/or TypeScript - 2+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices, including authoring GitHub Actions workflows
• Hands-on experience building backend services, CLIs, or platform tooling that improve developer productivity or support large-scale web deployments
• Experience working with major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience containerizing applications and deploying them on orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker
• Basic understanding of CDN concepts including caching, traffic routing, and edge configuration (e.g., Fastly, Cloudflare, or similar)
• Familiarity with observability practices including log aggregation, metrics, and distributed tracing
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows (branching strategies, code review, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to drive technical decisions and mentor peers
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep experience writing production services or tooling in Go and TypeScript/Node.js
• Experience building or maintaining GitHub Actions — custom actions, reusable workflows, or large-scale CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with CDN platforms such as Fastly, including VCL or edge logic configuration
• Experience designing APIs or SDKs consumed by other engineering teams (internal platform/DX focus)
• Familiarity with progressive deployment strategies such as canary, blue/green, or red/black deployments
• Experience with secrets management, certificate lifecycle, or supply chain security practices
• Exposure to e-commerce platform architecture or high-traffic web systems at scale
• Interest in or experience with emerging developer experience tooling, AI-assisted development workflows, or internal platform engineering

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.