We’re looking for a Lead Engineer to join our team and drive the development of modern, scalable, and high-performing applications. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who excels in frontend engineering (React + TypeScript) while also bringing strong backend and system design expertise.
You’ll play a critical role in shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and delivering impactful solutions that scale across millions of users.
What You’ll Do
Lead & Architect
- Design and build scalable, resilient, and high-performing full-stack applications
- Own end-to-end architecture decisions across frontend systems
- Drive technical strategy and influence engineering direction across teams
- Ensure systems are production-ready, secure, observable, and maintainable
Frontend Engineering (Primary Focus)
- Build and architect applications using:
- React.js (advanced patterns)
- TypeScript
- Design modular, reusable, and scalable UI architectures
- Optimize performance (rendering, code-splitting, lazy loading)
- Establish and enforce frontend best practices and standards
- Work with Next.js (SSR/SSG) where applicable
Quality & Testing
- Define and implement robust testing strategies:
- Unit (Jest, React Testing Library)
- Integration & E2E (Cypress/Playwright)
- Ensure high code quality with strong test coverage and automation
- Champion a quality-first engineering culture
Backend & Distributed Systems
- Build and maintain backend services using:
- Java, Spring Boot
- Develop RESTful and event-driven APIs
- Work with:
- Postgres, NoSQL databases
- Apache Kafka / streaming systems
- Design systems for scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance
System Design
- Architect solutions using modern design patterns and best practices
- Anticipate future needs and design for scalability and flexibility
- Evaluate technologies and make data-driven technical decisions
- Ensure strong observability (monitoring, logging, metrics)
Mentorship & Collaboration
- Mentor engineers and help grow technical talent
- Collaborate across teams (product, design, engineering)
- Lead discussions on architecture, design, and best practices
- Act as a technical leader and trusted advisor
What You Bring
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- 4 year degree or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
- Strong experience in:
- React.js and TypeScript
- Architecting large-scale frontend applications
- Deep understanding of:
- Frontend performance and scalability
- Testing strategies for React applications
- Backend experience with:
- Java, Spring Boot
- Experience with:
- Postgres, NoSQL databases
- Apache Kafka or event-driven systems
- Strong system design and distributed systems knowledge
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Nice to Have
- Experience with Next.js (SSR/SSG)
- Exposure to AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot
- Experience with micro-frontends
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
What Makes You a Great Fit
- You’re a hands-on leader who enjoys solving complex problems
- You think in terms of systems, scalability, and long-term impact
- You care deeply about code quality, testing, and user experience
- You’re passionate about mentoring and growing others
- You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
Skills Required
- 4 year degree or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
- React.js and TypeScript
- Architecting large-scale frontend applications
- Frontend performance and scalability expertise
- Testing strategies for React applications
- Backend experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Experience with Postgres and NoSQL databases
- Experience with Apache Kafka or event-driven systems
- Strong system design and distributed systems knowledge
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience with Next.js (SSR/SSG)
- Exposure to AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot
- Experience with micro-frontends
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
Target Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Target and has not been reviewed or approved by Target.
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Healthcare Strength — Health benefits are accessible to hourly team members at relatively low hour thresholds and include no‑cost, 24/7 virtual medical care and expanded mental‑health support. This breadth is positioned as a relative strength compared to typical retail offerings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match with immediate vesting and options like Roth 401(k) and stock purchase. These features strengthen long‑term savings for a wide range of roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support includes paid family leave, backup care, and reimbursements for adoption and surrogacy. These resources complement paid time off and holidays for eligible team members.
Target Insights
What We Do
Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more. 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.
