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Bengaluru · On-site · 3-5 Yrs · 1 day ago
General Merchandise & Superstores · 10000+ Employees · Minneapolis, US
From our Minneapolis-based headquarters to around 1,800 stores and 35 distribution centers across the U.S., Target offers a world of possibilities in an environment that empowers its team members to innovate and contribute ideas. Join a company that’s focused on moving forward to what’s next while giving back to the communities they serve. 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. As extended headquarters, nearly every aspect of Target’s business is represented in Bangalore, and a strong connection to HQ means ideas and results flow seamlessly across the globe. The Target in India team works on some of our most important strategies, and also leads our efforts around AI, machine learning, in-house engineering and data science strategies.
Hiring: Engineering
What employees say
+ Great culture, amazing work life balance
− Some managers are really difficult to work with
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Overview
A role with Target Data Science & Engineering means the chance to help develop and manage state of the art predictive algorithms that use data at scale to automate and optimize decisions at scale.
Responsibilities
- understanding of your functional area of responsibility, you’ll support agile ceremonies, collaborate with peers across multiple products, communicate and collaborate with business partners, and demonstrate an
- understanding of areas outside your scope of responsibility. The exciting part of retail? It’s always changing!
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with 4+ years in software design, development, and algorithmic solutions.
- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Scala, along with hands-on experience building distributed and large-scale systems.
- Expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and big-data processing for ad-tech applications such as targeting, personalization, and optimization.
- Proven ability to design and deploy scalable ML pipelines, backend APIs, and data-driven systems.
- Demonstrates experience in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health
- Good knowledge and experience developing optimization, simulation, and statistical models
- Strong analytical thinking skills. Ability to creatively solve business problems, innovating new approaches where required
- Passion for solving interesting and relevant real-world problems using a data science approach
Benefits
- Culture- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/belonging
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Last updated 14 October 2026
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