About Us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than4000,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.
Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships,fueland develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work.It’show we care, grow, and win together
We are looking for a Backend Engineer with a strong foundation in Java and distributed systems to join our team. In this role, you will design, build, and operate scalable backend services using Spring Boot and modern cloud-native technologies.
You will work closely with product, architecture, and platform teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems and take ownership of services in production.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintainscalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot
Contribute to system design discussionsand translate requirements into working solutions
Build reliable and resilient systemswith a focus on performance, scalability, and fault tolerance
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested codeadhering to engineering best practices
Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and implement fixes with minimal impact
Collaborate cross-functionallywith product, design, and platform teams to deliver features end-to-end
Participate in code reviewsand contribute to improving engineering standards
Work with DevOps teamsto support CI/CD pipelinesand cloud deployments (Kubernetes)
Contribute to technical documentation, design decisions, and operational runbooks
Actively participate in Agile ceremoniesand deliver high-quality work within sprint timelines
Take ownership of services in production, ensuring reliability, latency, and SLA adherence
AboutYou
Bachelor’s degreein Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
~3+ yearsof professional software development experience
Strong proficiency in Javaand good working knowledge of Spring Boot
Experience building RESTful APIsand backend services
Familiarity with microservices architectureand distributed systems fundamentals
Hands-on experience with messaging systems(e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Working knowledge of relational databases(MySQL/Postgres) and basic NoSQL systems(Redis, MongoDB)
Exposure to cloud-native environments(Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with engineering practices Git, CI/CD, and automated testing
Strong problem-solving skillsand ability to work in a collaborative environment
Experience owning features or servicesfrom development through production deployment
Nice to have:
Exposure to event-driven architecturesor streaming systems
Experience working on high-scaleor low-latency systems
Familiarity with observability tools(monitoring, logging, tracing)
Exposure to big data technologies(Spark, Hadoop)
Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tools(e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT)
Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.
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