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About us:
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As a Senior Engineer on the Machine Learning Platform team, you will develop new capabilities to support Data Scientists and other users at Target. You will gain insights into application architecture, distill abstract concepts into concrete designs, and influence implementation. Your expertise in software engineering patterns will help build robust and scalable systems. You will apply your programming skills to develop the product and influence your fellow engineers through proposing software designs and providing feedback. Your problem-solving skills will assist the team in triaging operational issues and eliminating repeat occurrences.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of Interactive Compute platform capabilities.
• Develop applications to improve development experiences for Engineers, Data Scientists, and Analysts using JupyterLab and similar technologies
• Collaborate closely with our team and users to enhance notebook and Interactive Compute features for Target.
Additional Responsibilities:
Develop, deploy, and maintain production applications.
• Build and maintain scalable, reliable, and efficient Compute capabilities.
• Implement monitoring and logging tools to ensure optimal system performance.
• Continuously improve platform performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for users.
• Stay updated on the latest MLOps and cloud computing technologies.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About you:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with JupyterLab or Notebooks
• Experience in API development.
• Familiarity with relational databases and NoSQL technologies.
• Experience with Spark and Hadoop technologies.
• Preferred experience with Spring Boot
• Preferred experience with MLOps and machine learning concepts
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, and Git.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving 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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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
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar languages
- Experience with JupyterLab or Notebooks
- Experience in API development
- Familiarity with relational databases and NoSQL technologies
- Experience with Spark and Hadoop technologies
- Preferred experience with Spring Boot
- Preferred experience with MLOps and machine learning concepts
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, and Git
- Strong analytical and problem-solving 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.
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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.
