Target Software Developer reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(344 total reviews)
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Michael Fiddelke

72% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Target with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 344 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Target is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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344 reviews
4.0
Jan 21, 2026

SWE @ Target

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance overall

Cons

slow tech wise, maintaining legacy codebase

2.0
Jan 20, 2026

depends on team

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

decent work hours, food, cab

Cons

work is boring, no good unity within team

3.0
Jan 13, 2026

Team dependant experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Decent overall culture Good opportunity to grow if you seek it out.

Cons

Can REALLY be toxic on some teams due to management Office politics Bad manager can make or break your experience It can be hard to really know the team culture until your in the job.

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