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Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Senior level
Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Senior level
Collaborate with teams to set technology strategies for Ad Tech platforms, lead engineering efforts, provide mentorship, and drive business solutions.
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About us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Overview about TII
At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Team Overview:

Roundel is Target’s entry into the media business with an impact of $1B+; an advertising sell-side business built on the principles of first party (people based) data, brand safe content environments and proof that our marketing programs drive business results for our clients. We are here to drive business growth for our clients and redefine “value” in the industry by solving core industry challenges vs. copy current industry methods of operation. Roundel is a key growth initiative for Target and lead the industry to a better way of operating within the media marketplace. Target Tech is on a mission to offer the systems, tools and support that our clients, guests and team members need and deserve. 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.

Role Overview:

As a Lead Engineer (Ad Tech), you will collaborate with cross functional teams to help set the technology strategy for Ad Tech platforms, including DSP, SSP, and Ad Servers, for self-service advertising needs. You will help assessing build/buy decisions for new capabilities through POCs and prototypes, keeping in mind long-term vs. short-term tradeoffs. You lead engineering efforts to meet functional and non-functional requirements and assist teams in resolving business challenges via current technical solutions. Work with engineering manager to build a high performing engineering team and provide technical leadership, coaching, motivation and participate in the selection of technical talent. You are a thought leader and actively participate and contribute to the Target technical community.

About you:

  • Have 8+ years of software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation

  • Understands Ad Tech 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 

  • Preferred experience in building and or integrating DSP, SSP, Ad Server technology platforms in support of self-service Advertising

  • Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education 

  • Passionate about the backend, especially about API's

  • Fluent in Java / Spring and microservices

  • Experienced working with databases (RDBMS, NoSQL such as Cassandra, Mongo etc)

  • Experienced with Kafka

  • Enjoy mentoring junior engineers

  • Effective at collaboration with Product experts

  • Stay current with the technology best practices and trends

  • Worked within CI/CD, DevOps environment

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

Useful Links:

  • Life at Target: https://india.target.com/

  • Benefits: https://india.target.com/life-at-target/workplace/benefits

  • Culture: https://india.target.com/life-at-target/belonging

Top Skills

Ci/Cd
DevOps
Java
Kafka
Microservices
NoSQL
Rdbms
Spring

Target Bengaluru, Karnataka, IND Office

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 560045

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