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Technology Leadership Program - Hybrid (Starting August 2027)

Target

Brooklyn Park, MN · HybridFull-time$73–132K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$73–132K/yr
Location
Brooklyn Park, MNHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Technology Leadership Program is an entry-level engineering program starting in August 2027. Participants may rotate through Target Tech teams, work alongside experienced engineers, and receive technical and leadership training. Engineers contribute to technology evaluation, design, code, testing, automation, and operational activities, with guidance. The role is hybrid and asks candidates to be open to relocation to Minneapolis.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Problem SolvingProgrammingDistributed ProgrammingTransaction Codes and Master DataWritten and Verbal Communication

Qualifications

Four-Year Degree or Equivalent ExperienceStrong Academic PerformanceRelevant Work or Internship Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

The pay range is $73,200.00 - $131,700.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

This is an entry level position that starts in August 2027.

About Us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

The Technology Leadership Program (TLP) is designed to put you on the fast track toward developing best in class leadership and technology skills. You may rotate through Target Tech teams, while experiencing a variety of all that Target Tech has to offer. You will work alongside experienced Engineers while also receiving hands-on technical and leadership training. Use your skills, experience, and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals.

As an Engineer in the Technology Leadership Program, you will use your technology acumen to provide input to assist with evaluation of new technologies and contribute to the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services. You will contribute to research and proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies and assist with code and design review, as well as write, organize, and maintain code based on designs. With guidance, you’ll deliver high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables.

You’ll participate in structured construction, automation, debugging, and implementation activities, ensuring architectural and operational requirements and best practices are met. You will also participate in disaster recovery planning and disaster recovery activities and participate in functional integration and regression testing and ability to automate test scripts. You will resolve frequently encountered technical issues and monitors systems capacity with minimal assistance, and search and understand metadata about various data sources and metrics.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

  • Four-year degree with strong academic performance, or equivalent experience
  • Problem solver who can tackle complex technical challenges
  • Demonstrates proficiency in at least one programming language
  • Demonstrates familiarity with current and emerging technologies in own scope of responsibility, and develops ability to apply these technologies
  • Demonstrates and continuously builds upon domain-specific knowledge
  • Understands the concepts of distributed programming and applies it to their domain
  • Possesses working knowledge of transaction codes/master data used within specific domain and participates in building custom solutions in the package
  • Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
  • Like collaborating with a team and possesses strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Relevant work or internship experience is highly preferred
  • Open to relocation to Minneapolis

Benefits Eligibility Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_D

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [email protected]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

How this job compares

Set against the 42,530 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$73–132K/yr
  • Minnesota median$111–189K/yr562 salary ranges
  • US median$135–217K/yr33,900 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $102K, is 32% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($151K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 651 open Software Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 42,530 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (34,815 postings).
Education
13,956 of the 42,530 open Software Engineer jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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