# Senior Engineer – CircleCard Platform

Hiring organization: [Target](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/target)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/92a71e6a-ee06-40c4-a4e1-53dcb9d87cb3

Listed on Target's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: 7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445
- Salary: 98000 – 176000 USD per year

## Summary

This role combines AI engineering with backend services development, building intelligent systems for Target's financial platform. It suits engineers comfortable designing production AI applications alongside distributed systems who want to influence architecture and mentor others.

_Our summary, not Target's wording._

## Skills named

Apache Kafka, Context Engineering, CrewAI, Docker, Java, Kotlin, Kubernetes, LangChain, LangGraph, Micronaut, Model Context Protocol, OpenTelemetry, PostgreSQL, Prompt Engineering, Python, Redis, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Semantic Kernel, Spring Boot

## Required

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years building enterprise-scale distributed applications
- Production AI applications or agentic systems using modern LLMs
- Autonomous or multi-agent workflows using MCP, LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, or Semantic Kernel
- AI application architecture knowledge including Prompt Engineering, RAG, tool calling, memory management, and AI evaluation
- Python proficiency for AI application development
- Expert proficiency in Kotlin and Java
- Microservices design using Micronaut and/or Spring Boot
- Distributed systems, RESTful APIs, Kafka event-driven architectures, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Highly available, resilient, secure, and observable production services
- Strong communication and technical leadership with mentoring experience

## Nice to have

- Evaluating emerging AI capabilities and leading proof-of-concept initiatives

Apply on Target's site: https://target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/targetcareers/job/7000-Target-Pkwy-NNCD-0375-Brooklyn-ParkMN-55445/Senior-AI-Engineer---Circlecard_R0000445196