Sr Engineering Manager
Core
Lead and develop engineering teams building and operating business-critical transportation capabilities for Target's domestic first-mile and middle-mile network.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Transportation Systems)
Builds
Carrier scheduling, delivery, trailer services, transportation movement data, yard and gate operations, shipping documentation, and integrations across internal/external systems.
Domain
Retail logistics and transportation technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
People leadership, distributed systems architecture, operational excellence, stakeholder management, technical strategy, modernization, external partner management, AI-assisted engineering adoption
Preferred skills
Event-driven architecture expertise, complex system integration experience, agile product development mindset
Technologies
Cloud/platform infrastructure, event-streaming, relational/document data, APIs, microservices, CI/CD, DevOps tools
Responsibilities
Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams; Partner with Product and business leaders to translate priorities into technology roadmaps; Drive operational excellence and resilience for distributed systems; Provide leadership across complex transportation integrations; Shape technical strategy and modernization; Guide teams in building distributed enterprise systems; Manage external technology partnerships; Accelerate adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices; Lead through influence across organizational boundaries
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
