Sr Engineer - UKG Pro WFM

Job Description

About Us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of Americas leading retailers. Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Tech Overview

Every time a guest enters a Target store or browses Target.com, they experience the impact of Target’s investments in technology and innovation. We’re the technologists behind one of the most loved retail brands, delivering joy to millions of our guests, team members, and communities.

Join our global in-house technology team of more than 4,000 of engineers, data scientists, architects, coaches and product managers striving to make Target the most convenient, safe and joyful place to shop. We use agile practices and leverage open-source software to adapt and build best-in-class technology for our team members and guests—and we do so with a focus on diversity and inclusion, experimentation and continuous learning.

Pyramid Overview

We create technology solutions for Target at an enterprise scale, unlocking value for our team members, guests, and suppliers.

Team Members rely on us to manage $108B+ in revenue, care for our team of 450k+ (pay and benefits), enable 3M+ candidates applying to Target, access to every Target facility, and resolve challenges through our service centers.

Guests rely on us every day to quickly and efficiently help them with inquiries such as credit card statements, finding a product, price match, returns, and much more. We ensure guests can leverage their Circle Card to get exclusive benefits. Guests and B2B clients also rely on us to buy

gift cards for that special occasion. Suppliers rely on us to assist with financial management, sourcing and procurement processes, compliance and risk assessment processes, coordinating visits for field engineers, providing support for Target+ and Roundel Partners, as well as supporting revenue growth to accelerate vendor acquisition and onboarding for partners.

Role Overview

As a Sr Engineer, you will play a critical role as part of a global team responsible for supporting and enhancing the Workforce Management (WFM) platform and its ecosystem. This position involves maintaining the current WFM platform (UKG Workforce Central - WFC) while leading the implementation of the UKG Pro WFM platform.

You will collaborate with key stakeholders to drive design decisions and lead the development of robust integration patterns and solutions. These efforts aim to enable the business through foundational WFM capabilities in key areas such as timekeeping, scheduling, forecasting, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Designing, developing, and implementing integration patterns that ensure scalability and performance.
• Supporting enterprise-wide timekeeping and scheduling needs, enabling forecasting insights, and ensuring compliance with workforce policies.
• Leveraging open-source technologies to make sound engineering decisions aligned with enterprise architecture principles and guidelines.
  
  

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of software development experience, including at least one full-cycle implementation.
• Strong domain-specific knowledge of Target’s technology capabilities and key competitors’ products and differentiating features.
• Broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills with business partners and other engineering teams.
• Expertise in analysing and optimizing systems for capacity, performance, and operational health.
• Experience in building applications using technologies like Java or Kotlin, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Proficiency in building user interfaces using modern frameworks (e.g., React or Next.js, or Vue.js).
• Experience with microservices architecture, NoSQL databases, and event-driven architecture.
• Familiarity with building highly scalable distributed systems.
• Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise.
• Stays current with new and evolving technologies through formal training and self-directed education.