Mastercard Software Engineer interview questions and process

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Candidates rate the Mastercard Software Engineer interview Medium: Reports from Pune describe easy-to-medium DSA (anagram, first unique character, min-stack) paired with heavy Java, OOP, Spring and project-depth questions, and some loops are knockout rounds held on a single day. Reports describe 6 rounds, from Recruiter screen to HR / hiring manager discussion.

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Mastercard Software Engineer interview rounds

  1. Recruiter screen: Recruiter calls to confirm resume, current and expected CTC, and notice period. One SDE-2 report also had a light technical and behavioural screen about why you want to switch.
  2. Online assessment
  3. Technical round 1 (DSA + core CS)
  4. Technical round 2 (resume, design and problem solving)
  5. Technical round 3 (Java/Spring and project deep-dive)
  6. HR / hiring manager discussion

Questions reported in Mastercard Software Engineer interviews

  1. Behaviour based questions like: why mastercard?
  2. What model do you follow in current company(waterfall or agile)?
  3. What did you learn in your AWS certification?
  4. What are different ways to create object in java
  5. Can we create object of abstract class?
  6. Follow up question: Does abstract class have default constructor?
  7. Explain SOLID principles
  8. How will you make your application distributed and scalable?

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Mastercard Software Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Mastercard Software Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 6 rounds for the Mastercard Software Engineer interview: (1) Recruiter screen, (2) Online assessment, (3) Technical round 1, (4) Technical round 2, (5) Technical round 3, (6) HR / hiring manager discussion. Based on 14 public reports, last updated Oct 2026.

Is the Mastercard interview difficult?

Public reports put the Mastercard Software Engineer interview at Medium difficulty. Reports from Pune describe easy-to-medium DSA (anagram, first unique character, min-stack) paired with heavy Java, OOP, Spring and project-depth questions, and some loops are knockout rounds held on a single day.

Does Mastercard ask DSA?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: Technical round 1 (DSA + core CS). Reports from Pune describe easy-to-medium DSA (anagram, first unique character, min-stack) paired with heavy Java, OOP, Spring and project-depth questions, and some loops are knockout rounds held on a single day.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: YouTube (8), LeetCode Discuss (6), last updated Oct 2026.

Compiled by Adarsh Sharma from public candidate reports. Unofficial guide: PortLume AI is not affiliated with Mastercard.

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