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Mastercard

Company-specific interview questions, preparation material, and candidate experiences for Mastercard.

Latest report Sep 20261 new in the last 3 monthsView open roles ↗

THE LOOP

How the Mastercard loop usually runs

Software Engineer

Based on 15 candidate reports, latest Sep 2026

Online assessment20%
Technical phone screen20%
Onsite or virtual loop20%
Coding rounds40%
System design33%
Behavioral40%

Percentages are the share of reports that mention each stage. They come from what candidates wrote, not from an official process.

WHAT TO PREPARE

Topics that come up most

Software Engineer

Based on 15 candidate reports, latest Sep 2026

Arrays and strings7
API design and integration3

Topic counts are the number of candidate reports that mention each topic. They are based on reported experiences, not an official company syllabus.

INTERVIEW QUESTION BANK

Prepare by role and interview round.

This page has 15 candidate experiences, 5 interview questions, 6 free LeetCode links. Unlock Mastercard ($12) to read detailed candidate experiences and interview insights.

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Access	Type	Question or experience	Open
Free preview	Experience	Mastercard \| Pune \| SDE-2 L8 \| Dec 2024 [Offer] Dec 2024	→
Free preview	Experience	Mastercard \| Online Assessment \| Software Engineer Sep 2026	→
	Experience	Mastercard SDE-2 (L8), Pune, 2023 Grad, Offer (Jan 2025)	→
	Experience	Mastercard SDE-1, Java and OOP, Pune, Superday (Oct 2025, Rejected)	→
	Experience	Mastercard Senior Software Engineer (L7), Pune, Offer (Aug 2024)	→
	Experience	Mastercard \| SDE (ii) \| Dublin, Ireland \| Feb/March 2021 [Reject] Mar 2021	→
	Experience	Mastercard \| Phone Screen \| New Grad Apr 2022	→
	Experience	Mastercard \| SDE-1 \| Pune \| New Grad Oct 2022	→
	Experience	Mastercard SDE-II May 2024	→
	Experience	Mastercard \| Software Engineer \| Pune \| Sept 2024 [Offer] Oct 2024	→
	Experience	MasterCard Pune \|\| SSE \|\| Level 7 Nov 2024	→
	Experience	Unprofessional Interview Experience with Mastercard – Disappointing for a Leadership Role May 2025	→
	Experience	Mastercard Superday Interview Mar 2026	→
	Experience	Mastercard AI Engineer Interview Experience (SWE-1)	→
	Experience	[UPDATE 2] First interview at Mastercard L7 (Senior Java Backend Engineer)	→

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