Hello,

I am considering an offer from Target Corp, the retail giant. Does anyone know about the quality of their software engineering? For new grad they pay low $80k base in Minneapolis, which isn't bad but it isn't great.

I also have an offer from Epic Systems (Madison, WI) for around $110K base + stock and relocation. I have heard good things (good company to jump to FAANG, great pay starting out in LCOL area) and bad things (culture issues, bad WLB and turnover rate). The downside of Epic for me is mostly that I have to move.

I am willing to take the lower offer if my SWE learning would be better at Target than at Epic. My end goal is to reach FAANG or similar tech company in terms of TC and quality of engineering. I just don't know that much about Target to make a good decision, and since "Target" doesn't just refer to the retail company it's hard to search for.

Let me know any and all thoughts you have. They are much appreciated!