Lead Engineer - Target India
TargetBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted April 2, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop. For more information, visit corporate.target.com. Beware of Hiring Scams: Target will never ask you to submit personal information via a text message for a position. Target will only ask you to apply for positions through corporate.target.com/careers, or Workday, our applicant tracking system.
Job Description
Lead Engineer position at Target India, responsible for creating and owning application architecture, identifying and driving architectural changes, and serving as a technical anchor for the engineering team. The role involves using technology acumen to apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies, evaluating new technologies, and participating in decision-making. The Lead Engineer will also lead the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services, provide thought leadership to promote re-use and develop consistent, scalable patterns, and participate in planning services that have enterprise impact.
Requirements
- 4 year degree or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation
- Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features
- Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source)
- Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders
- Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health
- Understands and develops solutions to foster data lifecycle management
- Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise
- Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
- Experience in building highly scalable distributed systems