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Lead Engineer – Cloud and Compute Platform Teams

7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445, USFull-time$132k–$238k2026-11-10 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United States

Core

Lead Engineer serving as technical anchor for Cloud & Compute teams, designing and operating scalable, secure, distributed systems and cloud-native infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC platform/cloud engineer

Builds

Cloud-native infrastructure, compute/storage platforms, observability tools, and developer-facing capabilities for modern retail technology.

Domain

Retail technology, Cloud infrastructure, Distributed systems

Required skills

Distributed systems design, Cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, Container orchestration, API design, Observability, Technical strategy, System reliability, Automation, Multi-language proficiency (Java/Go/Python/TypeScript)

Preferred skills

Platform AI, Cloud console development, SRE practices

Technologies

Kubernetes, Kafka, Java, Go, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin

Responsibilities

Design and own application architecture for product and platform needs, Drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development, Solve complex distributed systems challenges, Collaborate with product and security to build reliable services, Define operational standards and strengthen observability, Support production readiness and raise performance/availability bar.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership influence