Senior 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 42% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 19 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 Senior Software Engineer according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Target (Bengaluru) in Jun 2020
Interview
First, you need to upload your project on the internet. After that, you will have to complete a coding assessment. Lastly, individuals who make it through the initial selection process will be assessed by the human resources team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Reverse a linked List
2. Describe the project you've worked on
I applied online. I interviewed at Target in Mar 2026
Interview
Online coding assignment based on spring boot
Hiring manager round question on past project and concurrency in java
Pair programming round. They will give you a code which has bug. Even if your if solve it , it will not build and interviewer don't give a F.
I applied online. I interviewed at Target (Minneapolis, MN)
Interview
Initial tech screen is questions only. Know your Java, know about back-end development. Know about spring boot and annotations. They are a Java shop and they will ask these questions.