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Principal Engineer - Target India

Bangalore,India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Sets strategy for software development and infrastructure engineering, driving adoption across multiple portfolios and leading technical direction for the Target platform.

Role type

Principal Engineer (Software & Infrastructure Strategy)

Builds

Target platform API, scalable and available systems, and technical standards across engineering portfolios.

Domain

Retail technology, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software architecture.

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Strategic technical planning, systems programming, complex problem solving, technical leadership, agile/DevOps advocacy, financial implication analysis, cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred skills

Experience in Java/J2EE, SQL/NoSQL databases, Python, Ruby, Chef, Drone, Kubernetes, cloud technologies.

Technologies

Java, J2EE, SQL, NoSQL (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra), Python, Ruby, Chef, Drone, Kubernetes, Cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

Define technical direction for software and infrastructure efforts across portfolios; lead and approve engineering efforts to meet functional and non-functional requirements; mentor internal and external technical talent; collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to set technical standards; design and build the Target platform API with focus on scalability and performance; participate in procurement specifications and system maintenance.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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