About us: Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. As a lead engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You identify and drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development or improve the quality of service (or both). You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a "force multiplier". Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. Lead Engineer – Managed Containers We are looking for a Lead Engineer with strong platform engineering experience in designing, building, and operating cloud-native applications and microservices on Kubernetes-based platforms. The ideal candidate will have expertise in modern application development frameworks, cloud-native technologies, and automation-first engineering practices. Required Skills Strong software development experience with Java/Kotlin and frameworks such as Micronaut or Spring Boot. Experience with Go (Golang) and/or Groovy/Ratpack is a plus. Strong understanding of microservices architecture, API design, and distributed systems. Experience implementing GitOps practices using tools such as Argo CD or Flux. Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices. Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and operating applications on Kubernetes. Experience with caching technologies and SQL databases. Experience with public cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP); experience with AWS or Azure is also valued. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Kubernetes deployment tools, including Terraform, Helm, and/or Kustomize. Experience with observability solutions, including metrics, logging, monitoring, alerting, and distributed tracing. Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-native platform solutions for hosting applications and services. Build, deploy, and manage containerized workloads on Kubernetes platforms. Develop APIs and microservices using Java, Kotlin, and/or Go. Implement GitOps-based deployment and operational practices. Troubleshoot and resolve platform and application operational issues. Improve application observability, reliability, performance, and scalability. Architect infrastructure solutions that enable automation, self-service provisioning, resiliency, security, compliance, and operational excellence while delivering an exceptional Guest and Team Member experience. Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, and product engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality cloud-native solutions. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 10+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering. 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. We'll contact you if you're selected for next steps. In the meantime, follow us at A Bullseye View for the latest news. Our Benefits We care about and invest 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.
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