Mastercard·Software Engineer

Mastercard Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

PunePosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey for the Software Engineer II role felt like it had good content but poor coordination.

After I completed four rounds—covering automation testing, technical discussions, problem-solving, and then a final discussion with technical leadership—the feedback I received was positive. For a while, things looked promising.

After the interviews, I was asked to update and resubmit my resume to better highlight banking-domain experience. I did that quickly, which made the process feel like it was still moving forward. Then I received a rejection email saying they’d decided to move ahead with other candidates.

The most surprising part wasn’t the rejection itself, it was the mismatch

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