Principal Engineer - Target India
TargetBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted January 19, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Target is one of the worldās most recognized brands and one of Americaās leading retailers. We make Target our guestsā 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
As a Principal Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will provide technical leadership and set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target. This role is focused on influence at scale - shaping platforms, standards, and engineering practices that enable teams across the enterprise to build trusted, reliable, and compliant data products.
Requirements
- Deep experience designing and building large-scale data platforms in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong expertise in data management and governance concepts, including metadata, lineage, data quality, and observability.
- Solid understanding of data fundamentals and distributed systems.
- Proven ability to influence technical direction across teams without direct authority.
- Experience establishing platform foundations that enable consistency, trust, and scale across diverse data use cases.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical partners.
- A systems thinker who can see the āsum of the partsā and drive cohesive, long-term platform outcomes.