Mastercard Software Engineer interview: a bad technical round and a warm behavioral one

Mastercard·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
Technical ScreenOtherMedium

The technical interview was bad enough to overshadow the rest. The interviewer had not read my CV, gave little guidance, and either did not listen to my answers or could not understand them. It felt as though my responses were not landing.

The behavioral interview was the opposite. At least one interviewer was friendly with the hiring manager, and that part had a good tone.

I did not get an offer. The contrast between a good behavioral conversation and a confusing technical one stayed with me, along with the sense that the process was not running smoothly beyond my own performance.

Location: Dublin, Dublin. Overall feedback: negative. Offer status: no offer.

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Interview at a glance

Company
Mastercard
Role
Software Engineer
Rounds
Technical Screen → Other
Difficulty
Medium
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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