Target

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

October 1, 2020

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interviewer asked a couple of questions about me and my background coding experience.

The technical question was if we could create a shopping cart, how might we do it.

Overall, the experience was pleasant as the interviewer was very friendly and open to providing advice.

Questions

Code a Target shopping cart using a whiteboard. You may do this however you want.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Target Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

64%

Pass Rate

Target's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive85%

Neutral8%

Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Target's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

Target Work Experiences

Good Pay, Job Insecurity

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Target, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance and pay.

Cons: You may lose your job.

Good Pay, Job Insecurity

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Target, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance and pay.

Cons: You may lose your job.

Cares For Staff, Great Company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Ben, United States

Pros: Takes good care of employees.

Cons: Cannot think of anything. Great company.

Cares For Staff, Great Company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Ben, United States

Pros: Takes good care of employees.

Cons: Cannot think of anything. Great company.

Good company to work for

Front End Associate • Former Employee

Target, United States

December 10, 2021

Pros: Good pay rate, good hours due to being the only store in the area.

Cons: Hours all over the place unless you pick a set schedule of hours.

Good company to work for

Front End Associate • Former Employee

Target, United States

December 10, 2021

Pros: Good pay rate, good hours due to being the only store in the area.

Cons: Hours all over the place unless you pick a set schedule of hours.

Good Pay, Job Insecurity

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Target, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance and pay.

Cons: You may lose your job.

3.0
Good Pay, Job Insecurity
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Target, United States
March 20, 2024
Pros: Good work-life balance and pay.
Cons: You may lose your job.

Cares For Staff, Great Company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Ben, United States

Pros: Takes good care of employees.

Cons: Cannot think of anything. Great company.

5.0
Cares For Staff, Great Company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Ben, United States
April 18, 2021
Pros: Takes good care of employees.
Cons: Cannot think of anything. Great company.

Good company to work for

Front End Associate • Former Employee

Target, United States

December 10, 2021

Pros: Good pay rate, good hours due to being the only store in the area.

Cons: Hours all over the place unless you pick a set schedule of hours.

4.0
Good company to work for
Front End Associate • Former Employee
Target, United States
December 10, 2021
Pros: Good pay rate, good hours due to being the only store in the area.
Cons: Hours all over the place unless you pick a set schedule of hours.

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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