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. At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy and that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from diverse 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.
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 diverse backgrounds. We believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. At Target, inclusion is part of the core value. We aim to create equitable experiences for all, regardless of their dimensions of difference. As an equal opportunity employer, Target provides diverse opportunities for everyone to grow and win
Pyramid Overview:
Target.com and Mobile translates the in-store experience our guests love to the digital environment. Our Mobile Engineers develop native apps like Cartwheel and Target’s flagship app, which are high-impact and high-visibility assets that are game-changers for literally millions of guests. Here, you’ll get to explore emerging retail and mobile technologies, playing a key role in revolutionary product launches with tech giants like Apple and Google. You’ll be a visionary for the future of Target’s app ecosystem. You’ll have the advantage of Target’s unmatched brand recognition and special marketplace foothold—making us the partner of choice for innovative technologies like indoor mapping, iBeacons and Apple Pay. You’ll help Target evolve by using the latest open source tools and technologies and staying true to strong agile practices. You’ll lend your passion for engineering technologies that fix problems and meet needs guests didn’t even know they had. You’ll work on autonomous teams and incorporate the newest technical practices. You’ll have the chance to perform by writing rock-solid code that stands up to our massive scale. Plus, and perhaps best of all, you’ll have the right balance of self-rule and accountability for how technical products perform.
About You
As a Senior Android Engineer on the Flagship mobile team, you will:
· Develop clean, well-tested native Android code to deliver functionality that meets business objectives.
· Improve code structure and architecture in service of testability, observability, and maintainability. · Work closely with partner teams - QA, UX, A11Y, Product - as needed
· Perform complex engineering tasks independently as well as collaboratively.
· Manage complex cross-team coordination and dependencies.
· Evaluate and communicate different engineering solutions and trade-offs.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
Position Overview:
· 5+ years of experience in software design & development with 3+ years of experience in developing apps for android.
· Experience developing in Kotlin.
· Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in Java/Kotlin and frameworks. Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure.
· Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders.
· Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health.
· Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise.
· Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education.
· Experience integrating with third party frameworks tools and SDKs, such as Retrofit, OKHttp, Moshi and Glide.
· Excellent hands-on skills with Android application development tools, including Android Studio, Android SDK and ADT.
Join the team that brings Target guests their “shopping and saving sidekick” – the guest facing Target Android and iOS shopping App.
Know more about us:
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/diversity-and-inclusion
Top Skills
What We Do
Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more.
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.
