Senior Engineering Manager - AdTech

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

About team:

Roundel is Target’s entry into the media business with an impact of $1.5B+; an advertising sell-side  business built on the principles of first party (people based) data, brand safe content environments  and proof that our marketing programs drive business results for our clients. We are here to drive  business growth for our clients and redefine “value” in the industry by solving core industry challenges vs. copy current industry methods of operation. Roundel is a key growth initiative for  Target and lead the industry to a better way of operating within the media marketplace. Target Tech is on a mission to offer the systems, tools and support that our clients, guests and team members need and deserve. 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

As a Sr. Engineering Manager, you will lead an engineering team in an agile environment building solutions in support of AdTech platform. The key to the success of this position is having strong & innovative approach to problem solving, great technical leadership, excellent communication (written and verbal, formal and informal), flexibility, and a self-motivated working style with attention to detail. You will collaborate with cross functional teams in delivering AdTech capabilities including DSP, SSP, and Ad Servers, for self-service advertising needs.

Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals.  As a Sr. Engineering manager, you’ll take the lead as you…

Software Development Organization:

• Manage overall software development cycle, driving best practices and ensuring development of high quality code for common assets and framework components.
• Build and lead a team of high caliber software development engineers
• Architect and develop the best technical design and approach
• Manage and execute against project/agile plans and set deadlines
• Drive resolution of technology roadblocks including code, infrastructure, build and deployment
• Manage cross-product technical dependencies and drive resolutions to conflicts
• Advocate for technologies, frameworks, design patterns, processes and guiding values of the domain architecture
• Understand AdTech business fundamentals and how technologies can support business goals
• Ensure all code adheres to all development & security standards

Requirements for Software Development:

• 8+ years of engineering (software development) experience.  Experience with at least one full cycle implementation from requirement to production.  Experience with database design, data structures including relational database, BigData and at least one NoSQL storage.
• Experience in Architecture & Design of scalable data pipelines in BigData.
• 1-3 years of managing software development teams with a strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional projects
• Experience operating medium to large scale systems
• Experience with test-driven development and software test automation
• Strong sense of ownership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to variety of audiences

Desired Qualifications:

• 4 year degree in or equivalent experience
• Experience with Java, Groovy, Spring, UI and Reporting/Visualization framework
• Experience in Hadoop, Hive, MapReduce, Oozie, Spark and Scala
• Marketing Tech or Ad Tech experience with a track record of innovation
• Contribute back to the Open Source community is desirable
• Extensive experience working in an agile environment (i.e. user stories, iterative development, etc.)