Target

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 25, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview was super friendly.

It consisted of 7 rounds in total, with one round featuring a live coding exercise (though the question was fairly easy).

I spoke with the entire team and learned more about the position and how the day-to-day operations work.

Questions

Tell me about yourself: Machine Learning and Data Science questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Target Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive39%

Neutral22%

Negative39%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Target's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.

Target Work Experiences

Good to learn, but not for a contractor

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: All pros are for permanent employee. Good place to learn. Time flexibility. Use latest tech stack in market.

Cons: So many cons if you are joining as a contractor. Please don't join as a contractor. There's a very slim chance to become permanent.

Good to learn, but not for a contractor

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: All pros are for permanent employee. Good place to learn. Time flexibility. Use latest tech stack in market.

Cons: So many cons if you are joining as a contractor. Please don't join as a contractor. There's a very slim chance to become permanent.

Good company to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good pay package as per industry standard. Work-life balance. Flexible.

Cons: India Office is very far from the city at Hebbal. There are fewer onsite opportunities, perhaps for shorter durations at some times. There are no new technologies to learn.

Good company to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good pay package as per industry standard. Work-life balance. Flexible.

Cons: India Office is very far from the city at Hebbal. There are fewer onsite opportunities, perhaps for shorter durations at some times. There are no new technologies to learn.

Good company to work at

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Work-life balance Less work pressure and easy time management.

Cons: A lot of politics. Knowledge is secondary for growth. Primary is sweet talks.

Good company to work at

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Work-life balance Less work pressure and easy time management.

Cons: A lot of politics. Knowledge is secondary for growth. Primary is sweet talks.

Good to learn, but not for a contractor

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: All pros are for permanent employee. Good place to learn. Time flexibility. Use latest tech stack in market.

Cons: So many cons if you are joining as a contractor. Please don't join as a contractor. There's a very slim chance to become permanent.

3.0
Good to learn, but not for a contractor
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 17, 2021
Pros: All pros are for permanent employee. Good place to learn. Time flexibility. Use latest tech stack in market.
Cons: So many cons if you are joining as a contractor. Please don't join as a contractor. There's a very slim chance to become permanent.

Good company to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Good pay package as per industry standard. Work-life balance. Flexible.

Cons: India Office is very far from the city at Hebbal. There are fewer onsite opportunities, perhaps for shorter durations at some times. There are no new technologies to learn.

3.0
Good company to work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
March 24, 2014
Pros: Good pay package as per industry standard. Work-life balance. Flexible.
Cons: India Office is very far from the city at Hebbal. There are fewer onsite opportunities, perhaps for shorter durations at some times. There are no new technologies to learn.

Good company to work at

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Work-life balance Less work pressure and easy time management.

Cons: A lot of politics. Knowledge is secondary for growth. Primary is sweet talks.

4.0
Good company to work at
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 6, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance Less work pressure and easy time management.
Cons: A lot of politics. Knowledge is secondary for growth. Primary is sweet talks.

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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