Mastercard·Software Engineer

Mastercard Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process expecting a couple of interviews, but the schedule ended up being back-to-back.

I had a 60-minute technical interview first, followed immediately by a 30-minute behavioral round.

The technical part was surprisingly approachable in format, even if it wasn’t a “typical” LeetCode question. I worked through a hangman-style problem, and the tone felt pretty relaxed—the interviewer let the conversation breathe while I worked through it.

The behavioral questions leaned heavily into the usual “tell me about a situation” prompts, but it didn’t feel intense or adversarial. I left feeling like the interaction matched the role’s expectations more than it was about tricking me, and

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