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Sr. Engineer - Data Center Automation (Frontend)
Type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States
Experience
Senior (5+ yrs)
Posted
Today
Tech Stack
Quick Take
Target is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer for its Tech Inventory Engineering team in Brooklyn Park, MN (Hybrid). The role focuses on building scalable web tooling using TypeScript, Next.js, React, and Playwright. Candidates need at least 5 years of experience with strong web performance and accessibility practices.
Role Overview
🏢 About Target
Target is a leading American retail corporation providing everyday value and guest experiences across hundreds of stores and online. Target Tech drives the technology backend powering inventory systems, supply chain automation, and digital commerce platforms.
🎯 The Role
As a Senior Frontend Engineer within the Tech Inventory Engineering group, you will lead the development of internal tools that track global technology assets, integrate operational backend services, and power organization-wide analytics.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Frontend: TypeScript, Next.js, React
- Testing: Playwright, Jest, Cypress
- Backend Integration: Kotlin, Ktor, MongoDB, REST APIs
- Design & Tooling: Figma, Postman, Accessibility Tools (WCAG/ARIA)
💼 What You'll Do
- Architect and deliver high-performance, accessible frontend applications for inventory tracking and operations.
- Establish frontend engineering standards, reusable component architectures, and UI patterns.
- Partner with product managers, UX designers, and backend teams to define feature roadmaps.
- Automate UI, unit, and end-to-end test suites using Playwright and modern testing tools.
- Mentor engineering team members and lead technical code reviews.
✅ What You'll Need
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a deep concentration on frontend development.
- Mastery of modern JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks like React and Next.js.
- Strong expertise in browser fundamentals, web performance, rendering optimization, and web accessibility.
- Demonstrated experience writing automated tests and participating in continuous integration pipelines.
- Excellent problem-solving and technical communication skills.
🌟 Nice to Have
- Experience building component libraries and micro-frontend architectures.
- Familiarity with design tools such as Figma or Adobe XD.
- Understanding of backend technologies like Kotlin, Ktor, or MongoDB.
- Prior domain knowledge in inventory, logistics, or asset management systems.