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 operations.
Domain
Retail technology, distributed systems, AI/LLM applications
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Kotlin, Java, Micronaut, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, REST, GraphQL, LLMs, agentic workflows
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Micronaut, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, LLMs
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, secure, resilient services; apply AI-assisted development tools; design and build production-grade AI capabilities; provide technical oversight and coach others; lead disaster recovery activities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC