Target
PrincipalEngineer
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“Principal Engineer at Target. Skills: software development strategy, infrastructure engineering strategy, technical direction, software and infrastructure engineering design, development, and operationalization, API design, DevOps practices, technical leadership, coaching, mentoring. Set the strategy for software development and/or infrastructure engineering. Set the direction for how software and infrastructure engineering efforts will be designed, developed, and operationalized across multiple”
Industry & Context.
solving complex technical problems in more than one technical or functional areas; problem solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years of experience in technology development or services, 4+ years of experience in strategic planning and setting technical direction, Possesses a understanding of systems programming and control languages as required by your domain, Has demonstrated success in solving complex technical problems in more than one technical or functional areas, Understands business fundamentals and how technologies can support business goals, Has proven leadership capabilities, Has excellent planning and organizational skills, Experience in Java/ J2EE, sql/ no-sql (postgre, mongoDB, Cassandra, graph structure, etc. ), Python, Ruby, Chef, Drone, Kubernetes containers, Cloud tech
Nice to Have
Continuing education to maintain thorough knowledge of technical domains along with staying current in latest technologies, how to translate business vision into a technical strategy while understanding the financial implications, the ability to influence others, interpersonal skills, team player who understands concepts of teamwork and team effectiveness, advocate of extreme agile and DevOps practices
What You'll Do.
Set the strategy for software development and/or infrastructure engineering
Set the direction for how software and infrastructure engineering efforts will be designed
and operationalized across multiple portfolios
Drive adoption across TTS
Lead and approve software and infrastructure engineering efforts to meet functional and non-functional requirements
Understand Target's business and technical environments
Assist teams in resolving complex business challenges via current technical solutions by assessing viability/applicability/cost implication through POCs and prototypes
Collaborate with technical staff and Enterprise Architecture teams in setting technical direction across platform
Drive technology lifecycle management and communication of standards/decisions to the engineering team
Participate in procurement specifications
and maintenance of Target systems
Lead designing and building the Target platform API with deep focus on non-functional requirement including scalability
Work with engineering leaders to build a high performing engineering team
Provide technical leadership
Participate in the selection of technical talent
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with technical staff and Enterprise Architecture teams; Work with engineering leaders to build a high performing engineering team
Communication Scope
excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills to convey complex technical solutions clearly to an organization
Full Job Description
**About us:** Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. [Learn more about Target here](https://corporate.target.com/about). As a Principal Engineer you set the strategy for software development and/or infrastructure engineering at Target. You set the direction for how software and infrastructure engineering efforts will be designed, developed, and operationalized across multiple portfolios and drives adoption across TTS. You lead and approve software and infrastructure engineering efforts to meet functional and non-functional requirements. You are a thought leader and mentor for internal and external technical talent and actively contribute to the external technical community. Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Principal Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you… Understand Target's business and technical environments and assist teams in resolving complex business challenges via current technical solutions by assessing viability/applicability/cost implication through POCs and prototypes. Collaborate with technical staff and Enterprise Architecture teams in setting technical direction across platform and drive technology lifecycle management and communication of standards/decisions to the engineering team. Participate in procurement specifications, installation, and maintenance of Target systems. Lead designing and building the Target platform API with deep focus on non-functional requirement including scalability, availability, performance, etc. while being a strong advocate of extreme agile and DevOps practices across engineers. Work with engineering leaders to build a high performing engineering team and provide technical leadership, coaching, motivation and participate in the selection of technical talent. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may cha
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