Principal Engineer
Core
Architect and lead the technical strategy for Target's property planning, design, construction, and asset management systems, connecting fragmented tools into a unified data-driven platform.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Platform & Architecture)
Builds
A scalable, resilient, intelligent platform for capital projects, smart buildings, and operations across stores, supply chain, and HQ.
Domain
Real Estate / Property Management / Construction Tech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
software/platform architecture, event-driven systems, API-first design, distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, microservices, real-time data pipelines, system integrations, property/construction/design tech (Revit, BIM), EAM/CMMS, smart buildings, GenAI use cases, Industrial IoT, data observability
Preferred skills
none stated
Technologies
Revit, MicroStation, Maximo, cloud-native frameworks, event-driven frameworks, data pipeline tools
Responsibilities
Architect scalable platforms for property tech; modernize legacy vendor tools to modular service-based architecture; enable data-driven decision-making via integrated data access; bridge systems and functions for end-to-end integration; mentor and lead technically on solution patterns and architecture governance.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
