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Principal Engineer - Data Engineering

Target Corporation India Pvt Ltd

4.2

based on 681 Reviews

4-9 years

Bangalore / Bengaluru

1 vacancy

Principal Engineer - Data Engineering

Target

posted 2mon ago

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Job Description

As a Principal Engineer you set the strategy for retail data platform and/or software/infrastructure engineering at Target. You set the direction for how data products, software and infrastructure engineering efforts will be designed, developed, and operationalised across multiple portfolios and drives adoption across Target Tech. You lead and approve engineering efforts to meet functional and non-functional requirements. You are a thought leader and mentor for internal and external technical talent and actively contribute to the external technical community.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Principal Engineer for the data engineering, you will :

Influence and contribute to engineering initiatives and practices at the enterprise (Target Tech) level
Optimize data platform performance, provide expertise on choosing right tools, technologies and lead architecture of automated, scalable, resilient and self-healing data platform.
Explore ways to enhance quality, reliability and ensure excellence in the end-to-end delivery of complex engineering solutions
Collaborate with other engineers across products and data scientists to continually improve the development standards and practices at data engineering and larger Target Tech
Be a thought leader and mentor for internal and external technical talent and actively contribute to the external technical community
Work with engineering leaders to build a high performing engineering team and provide technical leadership, coaching, motivation and participate in the selection of technical talent.
Work closely with our product, UX, platform and data teams to implement an intuitive, coherent, and engaging user experience
Manage complex cross-team coordination and dependencies
Ensure high quality, stable, and performant code
Perform code and design reviews that guarantee code quality
Evaluate and communicate different engineering solutions and trade-offs
Develop clean, well-tested code to deliver functionality that meets business objectives
Identify long-term tech opportunities that bring value and develop a roadmap
for future work to ensure continued product health and innovation
Identify opportunities to perform or lead POC/POT with our teams

About you:

4-year degree or equivalent.
15+ years of experience in technology development or services, including deep expertise in data modelling, pipeline development, with a focus on Spark, Scala, Python/Java and associated libraries and frameworks.
4+ years of experience in strategic planning and setting technical direction.
Deep understanding of data architecture patterns, data governance, best practices, testing and performance optimization techniques.
Expertise in open source technologies like Hadoop, public Cloud platforms, database fundamentals, dev ops practises and performance tuning
Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
Drive the technical roadmap for the data platform, making strategic decisions to enhance performance, maintainability, and scalability.
Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.
Stay up-to-date with the latest data technologies, tools, and trends, and evaluate their potential application within the organization.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and address technical challenges and optimize development processes.
Actively participate in architectural discussions, providing valuable insights and advocating for best practices.
Lead by example, demonstrating a strong work ethic, excellent problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous learning.