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Lead Machine Learning Engineer - Item Recommendations

at Target

📍 2 Locations Hybrid 💰 $132K – $286K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $132K – $286K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education MS in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or equivalent work or industry experience
Category AI & Machine Learning

Target seeks a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to develop personalized recommendation systems and optimize ML models for scalable deployment.

  • Design ML solutions
  • Implement data pipelines
  • Optimize models for production
  • Collaborate with data scientists
  • Build scalable recommendation systems

Involves ML frameworks like Pytorch, TensorFlow, xgboost, sklearn, ONNX; data pipelining; model deployment; cloud ML services; Python programming.

The ideal candidate is a senior ML engineer with over 5 years of experience in end-to-end machine learning applications, proficient in Python and multiple ML frameworks, capable of designing and deploying scalable ML solutions.

End-to-end Machine Learning application developmentPython programmingML frameworks (PytorchTensorFlowxgboostsklearnONNX)
Cloud ML servicesData pipeliningModel deployment
PytorchTensorFlowxgboostsklearnONNX
Machine LearningML frameworksPythonPytorchTensorFlowxgboostsklearnONNXData PipeliningModel OptimizationAPI DesignCloud ML Services
Machine LearningML frameworksPythonPytorchTensorFlowxgboostsklearnONNXData PipeliningModel OptimizationAPI DesignCloud ML Services
LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingTraining
Industry Retail / E-commerce / Technology
Job Function Lead development and deployment of machine learning models for personalized recommendations
Lead Machine Learning EngineerMachine LearningML frameworksPythonPytorchTensorFlowxgboostsklearnONNXData PipeliningModel OptimizationAPI DesignCloud ML ServicesData ScienceRecommendation SystemsPersonalized RecommendationsTarget.comTarget App

Less than 5 years of ML experience, Lack of proficiency in Python, No experience with ML frameworks

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