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Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

December 16, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

My interview for an entry-level engineering position was less technical than I expected. The questions were open-ended, and the interviewer seemed to expect me to elaborate. I spent the most time showing him my personal coding project.

Questions

Why do you want to work at Mastercard?

What’s your debugging process like?

What’s the difference between a left, right, and inner join? (SQL)

How do you know when the development process is done?

Show me your project. Can you show me the endpoints? How did you implement error handling?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 56 interview experiences for the Mastercard Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

46%
Pass Rate

Mastercard's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive66%
Neutral18%
Negative16%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Mastercard's Software Engineer interview process in United States.