Principal Engineer - Target India

Target Inc

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Large-scale data platform design
Data governance and metadata management
Influence without direct authority
This role provides technical leadership to set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target

Job Summary

  • This role provides technical leadership to set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target.
  • You will influence platform strategy across multiple teams by setting standards for data management, governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, and observability.
  • The position requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and the ability to evaluate trade-offs holistically across scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.

Matching Summary

This role provides technical leadership to set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target.

Salary

Not specified; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • large-scale data platform design
  • data governance and metadata management
  • influence without direct authority
  • distributed systems expertise
  • cross-team architectural leadership

Nice-to-have

  • mentoring senior engineers
  • systems thinking capabilities
  • articulating complex concepts
  • anticipating future platform needs

Key Requirements

  • Deep experience designing large-scale data platforms
  • Strong expertise in data management and governance concepts
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction without authority

Work Rights

Not specified

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