I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Target
Interview
They came to campus for the career fair and the following day they held interviews. No technical questions were asked, all behavioral. It was super easy, I think they were looking to fit culture more than technical skills. Overall internship ended up being very IT like and not great for a software engineer.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Target (Minneapolis, MN) in May 2026
Interview
The first round was a typical phone interview, and the second was a tech screening by a manager. 2 more tech screens, followed by a pair programming session. None of the questions were all that complex or difficult; However, one of the technical interviews was supposed to be behavioral. The interviewer decided to make it a technical interview and seemed standoffish from the start, almost as if he knew he did not want to move forward with me before the interview even started.
Investing time in 5 different rounds of interviews is a lot, especially when they refuse to give you any feedback afterward. Especially when the interviewers are allowed to switch the purpose of the interview call altogether whenever they feel like it.
Three rounds.first one was dsa and resume discussion, second was lld and the third was hr , culture fit.it was an on campus placement drive and was online.the oa round had multiple choice and aptitude
Asked a few basic DSA question, OOPS and SQL. Also asked about my resume projects in-depth and a few CS fundamentals. The interviewer was very friendly and guided me properly , the interview was on site
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Target with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 57 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Target overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Target as a Software Engineer according to 57 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 24%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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