Lead Engineer - Target India - Merchandising - Backend

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. At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy and that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from diverse 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.
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 diverse backgrounds. We believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. At Target, inclusion is part of the core value. We aim to create equitable experiences for all, regardless of their dimensions of difference. As an equal opportunity employer, Target provides diverse opportunities for everyone to grow and win

Within Target the 'Business Partner & Negotiations' organizaton is responsible for building secure plaLorm for onboarding business partners, creating vendor income contracts and tracking vendor performance. This is critical to Target’s profitability. A whole host of products are being evolved to build the next generation of Vendor engagement with Target.

Team Overview:

The 'Business Partner & Negotiations' team owns the platform to create and manage vendor data for Target. The vendors are spread in 88+ countries with 110,000 users accessing the platform. This engineering team is responsible for building capabilities to capture and manage vendor data at scale which includes data for legal, compliance, finance, negotiation, chargeback, planning and supply chain activities used by 250+ teams across the enterprise. The team leverages state-of-the-art AI capabilities to streamline processes and bring operational efficiency. We build solutions for Target that directly impact the revenue of the organization. Doing it at scale requires a high performance team with highly skilled engineers working together to build a world class product.

Position Overview:

As a Senior Engineer, you serve as a specialist in the engineering team that supports the product. You will 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 participate 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 and conduct code review, design review, testing, and debugging activities at the application level. Participate in routine and non-routine construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring successful implementation with architectural and operational requirements and best practices met. Provide technical oversight and coach others to resolve complex and severe technical issues.

Technical skills: Java, SpringBoot, Micro services, API development, React.JS, Postgres, MongoDB, NoSQL, Kaca, Redis, Docker, CICD or similar tech stack to build the platform.

About You:

• Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design & architecture.

• Expertise in architectural and design patterns, engineering practices and holding the highest levels of standards in Observability, Testing, Documentation, Logging etc

• Experience with object oriented and/or functional programming paradigm, design pattern, testing pattern and proficiency in Java.

• Deliver high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables with broad impact.

• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.

• Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self- directed education.

• Work with peers across teams to support and leverage a shared technical stack.

• Review team member's work and share knowledge.

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

• Excellent communication skills, stakeholder management and building the circle of

  influence

• Work seamlessly across Product, Engineering, UX, Data Sciences and Business teams.