Target

Data Engineer Interview Experience

August 17, 2016

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through the college portal.

Received a call from the recruiter.

It is kind of an HR interview and a phone screen round. He asked about my resume, projects, my experience with dealing data, and other random stuff.

Questions

Fundamentals

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Target Data Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Target's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral0%

Negative33%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Target's Data Engineer interview process in United States.

Target Work Experiences

Great Balance, Slow Promotion

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good work environment and work-life balance.

Cons: Promotion will be a bit slow.

Great Balance, Slow Promotion

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good work environment and work-life balance.

Cons: Promotion will be a bit slow.

Great Place for New College Graduates

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Pros: - Invest heavily in teaching you the latest cutting-edge technologies. - The company strongly believes in Diversity and Inclusion as one of its core values.

Cons: - Many workers, particularly those in the Minneapolis area, will be transitioned from remote work to a hybrid model.

Great Place for New College Graduates

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Pros: - Invest heavily in teaching you the latest cutting-edge technologies. - The company strongly believes in Diversity and Inclusion as one of its core values.

Cons: - Many workers, particularly those in the Minneapolis area, will be transitioned from remote work to a hybrid model.

Great for WLB, but learning is limited

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

September 20, 2025

Pros: Work-life balance is great. Company is employee-friendly. Pay and hikes are decent. If that's all you want, this is the place to be.

Cons: Outdated tech stack. Not much growth technically. Promotions are not straightforward. If you want to learn and grow your knowledge, this is not the right place.

Great for WLB, but learning is limited

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

September 20, 2025

Pros: Work-life balance is great. Company is employee-friendly. Pay and hikes are decent. If that's all you want, this is the place to be.

Cons: Outdated tech stack. Not much growth technically. Promotions are not straightforward. If you want to learn and grow your knowledge, this is not the right place.

Great Balance, Slow Promotion

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good work environment and work-life balance.

Cons: Promotion will be a bit slow.

5.0
Great Balance, Slow Promotion
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
March 18, 2021
Pros: Good work environment and work-life balance.
Cons: Promotion will be a bit slow.

Great Place for New College Graduates

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Pros: - Invest heavily in teaching you the latest cutting-edge technologies. - The company strongly believes in Diversity and Inclusion as one of its core values.

Cons: - Many workers, particularly those in the Minneapolis area, will be transitioned from remote work to a hybrid model.

5.0
Great Place for New College Graduates
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
April 29, 2024
Pros: - Invest heavily in teaching you the latest cutting-edge technologies. - The company strongly believes in Diversity and Inclusion as one of its core values.
Cons: - Many workers, particularly those in the Minneapolis area, will be transitioned from remote work to a hybrid model.

Great for WLB, but learning is limited

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

September 20, 2025

Pros: Work-life balance is great. Company is employee-friendly. Pay and hikes are decent. If that's all you want, this is the place to be.

Cons: Outdated tech stack. Not much growth technically. Promotions are not straightforward. If you want to learn and grow your knowledge, this is not the right place.

5.0
Great for WLB, but learning is limited
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 20, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance is great. Company is employee-friendly. Pay and hikes are decent. If that's all you want, this is the place to be.
Cons: Outdated tech stack. Not much growth technically. Promotions are not straightforward. If you want to learn and grow your knowledge, this is not the right place.

Target Interview Questions

Longest Common Prefix

Find the longest string that is a prefix of all strings in a given array. If no common prefix exists, return an empty string.

Longest Palindromic Substring

Find the longest palindromic substring within a given string. A palindromic substring reads the same forwards and backward.

StringsDynamic Programming

Longest Path With Different Adjacent Characters

Find the longest path in a tree where no two adjacent nodes on the path have the same character. The tree is defined by parent-child relationships and each node has an associated character.

ArraysTreesGraphsRecursion

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