Lead Engineer
Core
Technical anchor responsible for application architecture, driving architectural changes, and serving as an expert resource for a product team.
Role type
Lead Software Engineer (Architecture & Platform)
Builds
Scalable, repeatable, and secure IT components, services, and data management solutions for Target's product ecosystem.
Domain
Retail Technology / Enterprise Software Architecture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Application architecture design, distributed systems design, technology evaluation and proof-of-concept, testing and debugging strategy, data modeling (logical/physical/canonical), system capacity and performance optimization, automation and implementation planning, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement.
Preferred skills
Experience with open source frameworks, disaster recovery planning, establishing industry standards and best practices.
Technologies
Open source frameworks, data management solutions, automation tools.
Responsibilities
Create and own application architecture; evaluate and initiate new technologies; lead design and lifecycle management of services; develop data models and influence data standards; lead complex construction and implementation activities; monitor workflow and mitigate risks.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
