Description:

• About us:
  
  Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America's leading
  retailers.
  
  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.
  
  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 change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience. Continuing education to maintain
thorough knowledge of technical domains along with staying current in latest
technologies

• 12+ years of experience in technology development or services

• 4+ years of experience in strategic planning and setting technical direction

• Possesses a strong 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 along with how to translate business vision into a technical strategy
while understanding the financial implications

• Has proven leadership capabilities, the ability to influence others,
interpersonal skills, and problem solving skills

• Strong team player who understands concepts of teamwork and team
effectiveness.

• Has excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills to
convey complex technical solutions clearly to an organization

• 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,
etc.

Qualifications: