Sr Engineer (Workday)

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 while striving to make a 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.

At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. 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.

This 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 5,500 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Every time a guest enters a Target store or browses Target.com, they experience the impact of Target’s investments in technology and innovation.

We’re the technologists behind one of the most loved retail brands, delivering joy to millions of our guests, team members, and communities.

Human Resources is a portfolio within Target Tech that powers the full team member lifecycle — from hire to retire.

HR Product Engineering designs and delivers modern, scalable technology that supports experiences across Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Enterprise Staffing, Team Member Experience, and Strategic Workforce Planning.

Our teams partner closely with HR business leaders to solve complex challenges through automation, data insights, and user-centric digital solutions that serve 400,000+ team members across stores, supply chain, and headquarters.

As a Senior Engineer, you will serve as a specialist within the engineering team supporting the product. You will contribute to application architecture and help translate abstract architectural concepts into concrete designs, influencing implementation decisions.

You will demonstrate expertise in applying appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems. You will be highly proficient in programming and actively contribute to product development.

While you are capable of independently designing and implementing architecture, you will prioritize collaboration by influencing peers through design proposals, feedback, and technical discussions.

You will exhibit strong problem-solving skills and support the team in triaging and resolving operational issues, while proactively eliminating recurring problems.

You will continuously learn new skills, tools, and technologies required to perform the work. You will use your skills, experience, and talents to contribute to innovative thinking and ambitious goals.

• Apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies within your domain

• Evaluate new technologies based on viability, maintainability, and cost of ownership

• Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities

• Lead design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership for services

• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, testing, and debugging

• Lead functional and architectural discussions using process flows and system diagrams

• Participate in development, automation, and implementation activities while ensuring best practices

• Provide technical leadership and mentor others in solving complex issues

• Lead disaster recovery efforts and contribute to planning

• Embed data quality practices across data lifecycle processes

Core responsibilities of this role are outlined above; responsibilities may evolve based on business needs.

• Bachelor’s degree, 4-year degree, or equivalent experience

• 4+ years of software development experience

• Strong domain knowledge and awareness of technology capabilities in the industry

• Proficiency in multiple open-source programming languages, including distributed systems, with an understanding of various open-source frameworks and paradigms

• Experience building custom solutions, including system architecture, solution design, build, testing, deployment, and production support

• Proficiency in Workday Studio, EIBs, Core Connectors, Orchestration, Prism, Extend, XSLT, Workday Reports, and Security Model

• Ability to design testing strategies and resolve technical issues with minimal supervision

• Strong proficiency in core development platforms within your domain

• Ability to build strong team commitment toward shared priorities

• Clear communication of Agile concepts within the product team

• Understanding of the impact of your work on team outcomes and guest experience

• Ability to deliver high-performance, scalable, secure, and reliable solutions

• Experience applying data standards, policies, and procedures

• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies