Senior Engineer: Threat Detection Engineering

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55445-4301, Minneapolis, MN, USA
In-Office
98K-176K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Other • Retail
The Role
Lead development of tooling to support fraud analysts and investigators, building full-stack solutions to detect and mitigate in-store and online fraud (gift card scams, returns/refunds abuse, account takeovers). Work on backend services and streaming pipelines, front-end React UIs, and testing using Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL, and Gradle in a collaborative team environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
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 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.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, fuel and 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’s how we care, grow, and win together.

Join our team as a Senior Engineer and take a lead in building tools to aid fraud analysts and investigators to help mitigate fraud & abuse seen in both Target stores and online. In this role, you will work with a team of skilled engineers and analysts to reliably solve complex problems, while getting hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies. We are looking for skilled full stack developers with experience in one or more of the following areas: Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot framework, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL DB, Application development and React. Our work directly protects Target, and our guests from anything that negatively impacts their experience because of frauds like Gift card scams, returns/refunds abuse, account takeovers to name a few. 

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

About You

  • Four-year degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent preferred
  • 5+ years of professional experience in this role, or a relevant and similar role.
  • Experience working with Kotlin/Java, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL DB
  • UI development experience using React
  • Experience with Spring Boot Framework, Gradle, any unit & integration testing framework
  • Willing to work in a team-oriented environment
  • Interested in cyber threat or fraud detection 
  • Ability to demonstrate analytical expertise, close attention to detail, excellent critical thinking, and adaptive learning
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

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.  

Skills Required

  • Four-year degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years of professional experience in this role or a relevant similar role
  • Experience working with Kotlin or Java
  • Experience with Kafka
  • Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases
  • UI development experience using React
  • Experience with Spring Boot framework and Gradle
  • Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks
  • Willingness to work in a team-oriented environment
  • Interest in cyber threat or fraud detection
  • Analytical expertise, attention to detail, critical thinking, adaptive learning
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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The Company
HQ: Minneapolis, MN
172,344 Employees

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.

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