Mastercard·Software Engineer

Mastercard Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

Dublin, DublinPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience felt very poorly run compared to what I expected.

The interview was on Microsoft Teams, and it started with an abrupt pivot: the conversation ended within about 10 to 15 minutes after the interviewer stated they were looking specifically for a Spring Boot/Java professional. It was the kind of thing that made me feel like the requirement wasn’t screened upfront, so my time and their time both got wasted.

It also stood out that the interviewer didn’t turn on video, which felt disrespectful for a senior management conversation. Beyond the lack of basic etiquette, the overall process felt unprepared and not transparent about what they were

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