Data Engineer

The pay range is $73,200.00 - $131,700.00

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 Us

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 an Engineer, the candidate selected for this role will serve as a technical specialist delivering the engineering that powers the product. The selected candidate will develop keen insight into the technical architecture and design to deliver robust and scalable software components. They constantly demonstrate the depth of their expertise by solving engineering problems while remaining passionate about the quality of software, and balance between speed of delivering new features and robustness of the software components that are implemented. The selected candidate can handle operational issues with little or no oversight, and review code to ensure the software quality and functional accuracy is maintained across the team. They are keen to learn the design and architecture of the product, and participate in activities that can influence both.

About You

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

• Use your technology acumen to provide input to assist with evaluation of new technologies and contribute to the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services.
• Contribute to research and proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies and assist with code review and design review, writes, organizes, and maintains code based on designs.
• With guidance, deliver high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables.
• Participate in structured construction, automation, debugging, and implementation activities, ensuring architectural and operational requirements and best practices are met.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and activities, contribute to functional integration and regression testing, and demonstrate the ability to automate test scripts.
• Resolve frequently encountered technical issues and monitor systems capacity with minimal assistance.
• Search and understand metadata about various data sources and metrics. Adhere to change and incident management standards and expectations.
  
  

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

Qualifications And Requirements

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 1+ years' of software development experience preferably in data engineering/Hadoop development (Hive, Spark etc.)
• Hands-on experience in object oriented or functional programming such as Scala, Java, Python, Spark
• Experience with cloud platforms like Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure
• Experience with visualization tools like Power BI and Domo
• Experience with data migration tools. Hands-on experience on big query will be an added advantage
• Understands the concepts of distributed programming and applies it to their domain
• Basic understanding of CI/CD processes and tools
• Knowledge of software design patterns and principles.
• Familiarity with operating systems, networking, databases, and debugging tools
• Experience with query languages (SQL, HiveQL) for data analysis and profiling
• Experience writing code with a focus on edge cases, errors, and security best practices
• Ability to work independently, setting goals and driving work to completion
• Effective communication and collaboration skills in a team environment
• Demonstrates and continuously builds upon domain-specific knowledge
• Maintains technical knowledge within areas of expertise
• Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
  
  

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 [email protected]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.  

Application deadline is : 11/07/2025