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.

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 different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Overview about TII
At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different 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.

Pyramid overview

Roundel is Target’s entry into the media business with an impact of $1B+; 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.

Role Overview

As a Senior Engineer, you serve as a specialist in the engineering team that supports the product. You help develop and gain insight in the application architecture. You can distill an abstract architecture into concrete design and influence the implementation. You show expertize in applying the appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems. You are an expert in programming and apply your skills in developing the product. You have the skills to design and implement the architecture on your own, but choose to influence your fellow engineers by proposing software designs, providing feedback on software designs and/or implementation. You show good problem solving skills and can help the team in triaging operational issues. You leverage your expertise in eliminating repeat occurrences.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Backend Developer with deep expertise in Java or Kotlin and modern backend technologies. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems that power our platform. If you're passionate about building high-performance APIs, optimizing data flow, and working with large-scale systems, we'd love to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Java or Kotlin and Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Data, etc.).
• Develop RESTful APIs and backend components that are secure, scalable, and performant.
• Work with both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) databases.
• Work with Kafka and Kafka Streams.
• Integrate and optimize Elasticsearch for advanced search functionality.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with proper documentation.
• Participate in system design, architecture discussions, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend developers, and QA engineers to deliver seamless features.
• Ensure system reliability, performance tuning, and monitor services in production. * Follow DevOps and CI/CD best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Java or Kotlin.
• Deep understanding of the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Security, etc.).
• Solid experience in working with both relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience implementing Elasticsearch in production systems.
• Proficiency in designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).

Good to Have

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).

Useful Links-

• Life at Target- https://india.target.com/
• Benefits- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/workplace/benefits
• Culture - https://india.target.com/life-at-target/belonging