Sr Data Scientist- Search
TargetBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted February 16, 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
Join Target's Search Technology team to build cutting-edge search systems for e-commerce using NLP, deep learning, classical machine learning, and LLMs. As a Sr Data Scientist, you will design, build, and integrate systems for query and content understanding, ranking, and relevance, and influence roadmaps for search on Target.com.
Requirements
- 4-year degree in quantitative disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of professional experience or equivalent industry experience
- Good knowledge and experience developing deep learning, NLP, classical ML, and LLM based solutions
- Strong analytical thinking skills and ability to creatively solve business problems
- Strong hands-on programming skills in Python, SQL, and Spark
- Passion for solving interesting and relevant real-world problems using a data science approach
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-driven and results-oriented
- Strong team player with ability to collaborate effectively across geographies/time zones
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits
- Culture
- Career growth opportunities