Senior Engineering Manager - Backend & Data Platforms

About us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It's how we care, grow, and win together.

Target as a tech company Absolutely. We're the behind-the-scenes powerhouse that fuels Target's passion and commitment to cutting-edge innovation. We anchor every facet of one of the world's best-loved retailers with a strong technology framework that relies on the latest tools and technologies—and the brightest people—to deliver incredible value to guests online and in stores. Target Technology Services is on a mission to offer the systems, tools and support that guests and team members need and deserve. Our high-performing teams balance independence with collaboration, and we pride ourselves on being versatile, agile and creative. We drive industry-leading technologies in support of every angle of the business, and help ensure that Target operates smoothly, securely and reliably from the inside out.

Sr. Engineering Manager

The Sr. Engineering Manager (SEM) leads a team of full-stack engineers to build innovative, scalable, and high-impact technology solutions. This role combines technical leadership, product ownership, and people management, with accountability across the full software lifecycle—from design and development to deployment and production operations.

You will drive product outcomes, including business KPIs, Net Promoter Score (NPS) and user satisfaction, while shaping the product roadmap and delivering intelligent, high-quality software. As the technical and strategic representative of your team, you'll collaborate across functions, influence decisions, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and business goals.

Success in this role requires strong problem-solving, technical depth, clear communication, and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of full-stack engineers, providing coaching, mentorship, and career development
• Drive end-to-end product development, including architecture, coding, deployment, and production support
• Own and influence product roadmap, prioritization, and delivery in partnership with stakeholders
• Ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure software aligned with Target's enterprise architecture
• Actively contribute to code and technical design, maintaining a hands-on engineering presence
• Define infrastructure strategy, including cloud adoption and enterprise platform utilization
• Identify and resolve technical roadblocks across code, infrastructure, build, and deployment pipelines
• Champion Agile and DevOps practices, including CI/CD and incremental value delivery
• Collaborate cross-functionally and represent the team in enterprise-level planning and initiatives
• Establish strong stakeholder communication and influence product and technology decisions

About You

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 1–3 years of engineering management experience, with a strong track record of delivering cross-functional products in production
• Proficiency in two or more general-purpose programming languages
• Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, system integration, and large-scale production systems (required)
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving
• Experience with at least one public cloud platform (required)
• Experience in data engineering or big data ecosystems (preferred)
• Exposure to retail or supply chain domains (preferred)
• Ability to operate as both an engineering leader and product thinker
• Familiarity with product development practices, roadmap planning, OKRs, and stakeholder management (preferred)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
• Passion for team development and building inclusive, high-performing engineering cultures
• Proven experience working in large enterprise environments leading complex technology initiatives
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, CI/CD, and iterative delivery models