Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Mastercard with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mastercard overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mastercard as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 23%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Background check: 3%
Other: 3%
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I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Mastercard (Pune) in Aug 2021
Interview
Round 1 - Written Test
(nearly 30 selected after this round)
Round 2 - Technival Interview
(10 students got selected and got offer)
I didn't get a offer from them but learned a lot of things.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. About Data Structure
2. About Projects
3. About Certifucations
4. Python
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Mastercard (O Fallon, MO) in Sept 2025
Interview
Two phase interview process. Phase 1: Standard leetcode style questions, with a hacker rank environment. 2 Questions 45 minutes with a bonus 3rd question. Encouraged communication and questions. Phase 2: A 30 minute behavioral round.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mastercard in Feb 2025
Interview
Started off with a phone call discussing interviews. One 90 min interview, half technical, half behavioural. Technical was a multi step object-oriented design question and behavioural was typical "tell me about a time"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mastercard (Vancouver, BC) in Jan 2025
Interview
A single Zoom interview with 2 parts. The first part was a technical interview consisting of a single problem with multiple parts. Once you complete the initial problem, the interviewer expands on it and asks followup questions on how you would change it given different situations. The second part was a behavioural interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time you had a conflict with a coworker and how did you resolve it.