Full Time Minnesota IT Job
Downtown Minneapolis
Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. But behind the brand our guests love, is a culture of continual innovation – and right now, we are up to big things. The Target Technology Team is driving a transformation in retail, one that will move us from “brick-and-mortar and online” to “bricks-and-mortar and everywhere else.” Our goal is to deliver Target’s unique “Expect More. Pay Less.” promise to guests wherever and whenever they shop, today and tomorrow: in-store, online, on tablets and mobile phones, and in the retail channels of the future.
You can be a part of developing and launching new services that power all the channels where Target does and will do business – in-store, web, tablet, mobile, and future channels. You’ll have the opportunity to design, develop and support innovative solutions across a variety of applications, platforms and environments, building tomorrow’s technologies in Search, Browse, Product Info, Promotions, Content and Checkout. You’ll put your skills, experience and passion to work in an entrepreneurial environment where success is rewarded.
We are looking for highly motivated engineering professionals who can connect the in-store experience to the digital environment by creating scalable and seamless multi-channel experiences without losing the brand we are known for. Individuals in this role will have opportunities to gain a large breadth of knowledge by working with experts in the eCommerce, multichannel retail, product management and software engineering fields.
As an engineer, you are a software developer with an entrepreneurial streak. You will build great products - ready to do whatever it takes to build scalable guest focused, world class eCommerce applications. You have good problem solving skills. You love keeping abreast of the latest industry trends and use them to help you innovate. You have leadership qualities, good judgment, clear communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop software and systems on test driven development and continuous integration practices.
- Unit test code and create automated test scripts
- Work closely with other engineers and partners to ensure development meets business needs
- Follow industry standard agile software design methodology for development and technical documentation
- Research related products and make necessary software recommendations.
- Innovate constantly and maintain the technical edge
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of software development experience and 3+ years of experience developing frontend experience for high volume guest facing websites using HTML5, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON technologies
- 3+ years of experience in developing 508 compliant [Accessibility compliance] websites
- 3+ years of experience using the JavaScript libraries specifically JQuery and Underscore.js
- 2+ years of experience in client side performance optimization/techniques and tools like Google Page Speed, YSlow etc
- 1+ years of experience in adaptive UI templating frameworks like Twitter bootstrap
- Experience in cross browser compatibility issues
- Strong passion for design and experience working closely with design teams
- Ability and passion to learn new technologies quickly
- Strong problem solving and thought partnership skills
- Strong sense of ownership and the ability to work with a limited set of requirements
- Team attitude
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Desired Qualifications:
- BS degree in computer science or equivalent
- eCommerce experience with a track record of innovation
- Extensive experience working in an agile environment (i.e. user stories, iterative development, etc.)
- Working with test-driven development and software test automation
- Experience in working with GIT (Distributed version control System)
- Experience working with a CMS, especially Adobe CQ
- Proficiency with “pixel perfect” design production
- Experience in developing responsive/adaptive websites
- Clean semantic code development
- Experience with Angular JS, JSLint
Primary Location
United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
About Target
From our Minneapolis-based headquarters to over 1,800 stores and more than 35 distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, Target offers a world of possibilities in an environment that will encourage you to innovate and contribute ideas. Join a company that’s always moving forward to what’s next. Be a part of a team that has revolutionized retail, championed design, and volunteered thousands of hours giving back to their communities. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $4 million a week.
Benefits
Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, 401(k), flexible scheduling, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.
To apply click Front End Developer (Digital Engineer)
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