Sr Engineer - Gift Card Platform
Core
Design and build highly scalable, reliable backend platform capabilities and AI-ready services for Target's Gift Card experiences.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (distributed systems & AI)
Builds
Scalable backend services, APIs, event-driven systems, and production-grade AI capabilities for gift card processing
Domain
Retail technology, distributed systems, AI/LLM applications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Kotlin, Java, Micronaut, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, REST/GraphQL APIs, event-driven architecture, LLMs, agentic workflows, RAG
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development tools, prompt engineering, MCP tools, disaster recovery planning
Technologies
Kotlin, Java, Micronaut, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable backend services and APIs; design distributed and event-driven systems; optimize data persistence and caching; lead functional design and architecture discussions; build and operate highly available P1 services; apply AI-assisted tools and build production-grade AI capabilities; provide technical oversight and coach others; lead disaster recovery activities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC