Target
Lead Engineer - Target.com Web Enablement
$132K–$238K
7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of software engineering experience; 2+ years of CI/CD experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads architecture and engineering for foundational platforms, deployment tools, and reliability frameworks that help Target’s digital teams deliver scalable, reliable web experiences.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and reusable standards; lead architecture, testing, and lifecycle management for platform services.
- Lead construction, automation, and implementation of systems, and improve deployment, observability, reliability, and disaster recovery practices.
- Guide planning, risk mitigation, technical problem-solving, and engineering partners across teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including delivering and supporting production systems through a full development lifecycle.
- Experience leading technical design and architecture for scalable, reliable services, APIs, or developer platforms.
- 2+ years with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices, including authoring and maintaining GitHub Actions workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience with Fastly, including VCL or edge logic configuration.
- Interest in or experience with developer experience tooling, AI-assisted development workflows, or internal platform engineering.
Pay
USD $132,000.00 - $238,000.00 base salary
Tools
Go, TypeScript/Node.js, GitHub Actions, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Fastly
AI focus
AI-assisted development workflows are a preferred area of interest or experience; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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