Sr Engineer - Reliability Engineering & Enablement

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. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About the Role

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.

As a Senior Engineer, you serve as a technical expert within the team, owning systems and delivering engineering solutions that power the product. You develop deep insight into system architecture and design, translating complex and ambiguous requirements into scalable, reliable solutions. You demonstrate your expertise through strong technical decision-making, ownership of systems in production, and influence on engineering practices.

You will work as part of the Reliability Engineering & Enablement (REE) team, which builds and operates the platform, integrations, and data capabilities behind ServiceNow at Target. Our team focuses on improving reliability, enabling enterprise data access, and modernizing the platform into a scalable, event-driven, and AI-enabled ecosystem.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on designing and building backend services, integrations, and platform capabilities while improving system reliability and enabling long-term modernization.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable backend services, APIs, and integrations
• Own systems end-to-end, including design, implementation, deployment, and production support
• Translate ambiguous platform and reliability requirements into clear technical solutions
• Improve system reliability through observability, incident response, and proactive system improvements
• Design and implement integration patterns (APIs, event-driven systems, data workflows)
• Contribute to platform modernization efforts, including decoupling and service extraction
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and influence engineering standards
• Collaborate across teams to align solutions with broader platform and enterprise goals
• Leverage modern engineering tools, including automation and AI-assisted development, where appropriate

About You

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 3–5+ years of software development experience
• Strong proficiency in backend development (Golang, JavaScript, or similar)
• Experience designing and building APIs and distributed systems
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into technical designs and deliver solutions independently
• Experience owning systems in production, including troubleshooting and reliability improvements
• Strong understanding of system design tradeoffs (performance, scalability, maintainability)
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with ability to influence technical decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven architectures or distributed systems
• Experience with cloud platforms and data systems (e.g., GCP, databases, pipelines)
• Familiarity with observability practices (SLOs, metrics, logging, tracing)
• Experience modernizing legacy systems or integration-heavy platforms
• Exposure to AI/automation workflows (e.g., MCP, agentic systems)
• Experience with ServiceNow or enterprise platform integrations

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.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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 candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.