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

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…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.