# Lead Data Engineer - Finance Tech

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a30372e3-2011-406b-a8e1-fa7d563fe261

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: 7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445
- Salary: 132000 – 238000 USD per year

## Summary

Lead the data engineering team building financial platforms that power Target's enterprise operations, designing scalable pipelines and real-time data services using Spark, Hadoop, and cloud technologies. Suited for experienced engineers with deep expertise in distributed systems who want to mentor others and shape data architecture strategy.

_Our summary, not Target's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Flink, Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Databricks, Google BigQuery, GraphQL, gRPC, Java, Microsoft Azure, PySpark, Retrofit (REST), Scala, Snowflake

## Required

- 7+ years in data engineering, software development, or distributed systems
- Expertise in Hadoop, Spark, and distributed processing frameworks
- Strong programming in PySpark, Scala, and/or Java
- Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and their data services
- Proficiency in API development (REST, GraphQL, or gRPC)
- Knowledge of data modeling and ETL pipeline design
- Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance

## Nice to have

- BS or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics or related technical field
- Experience with real-time streaming architectures like Kafka, Flink or Kinesis

Apply on Target's site: https://target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/targetcareers/job/7000-Target-Pkwy-NNCD-0375-Brooklyn-ParkMN-55445/Lead-Data-Engineer---Finance-Technology--Hadoop--PySpark--Scala-Java-_R0000444860