Engineer - Reliability Engineering & Enablement

Summary

Target is a leading retailer focused on helping families discover the joy of everyday life. The Engineer in Reliability Engineering & Enablement will deliver engineering solutions, develop software components, and support system operations to enhance reliability and scalability of Target's platform and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and integrations supporting ServiceNow and internal platforms
• Support day-to-day system health, troubleshooting issues, and participating in incident response
• Contribute to improvements in observability, reliability, and system performance
• Implement features and enhancements following established architecture and engineering standards
• Work with data systems, APIs, and event-driven workflows to support platform capabilities
• Contribute to documentation, playbooks, and knowledge sharing to improve team effectiveness
• Participate in team ceremonies, design discussions, and continuous improvement efforts
• Learn and apply engineering best practices for reliability, scalability, and automation

Skills

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of software development experience
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Golang, JavaScript, or similar)
• Experience building or contributing to APIs or backend services
• Understanding of basic distributed systems concepts (APIs, databases, integrations)
• Ability to debug issues using logs, metrics, or other tools
• Demonstrates curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies and systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Experience with Golang, Node.js, or backend service development
• Familiarity with REST APIs and integration patterns
• Exposure to cloud platforms, event-driven systems, or data pipelines
• Experience with observability tools (logging, metrics, monitoring)
• Exposure to ServiceNow or enterprise platforms
• Interest in automation, AI, or internal tooling

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of software development experience
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Golang, JavaScript, or similar)
• Experience building or contributing to APIs or backend services
• Understanding of basic distributed systems concepts (APIs, databases, integrations)
• Ability to debug issues using logs, metrics, or other tools
• Demonstrates curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies and systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Golang, Node.js, or backend service development
• Familiarity with REST APIs and integration patterns
• Exposure to cloud platforms, event-driven systems, or data pipelines
• Experience with observability tools (logging, metrics, monitoring)
• Exposure to ServiceNow or enterprise platforms
• Interest in automation, AI, or internal tooling

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation