Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Mastercard as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Director and Business Development rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Director and Business Development roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Mastercard takes an average of 63 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Director had the quickest hiring process (on average 63 days), whereas Director roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 63 days).
Several rounds including a case study. The whole process was quite straightforward and the hr partner outlined all of the steps from the start. The feedback loop was short and I always received very clear feedback.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mastercard (Kansas City, MO) in Dec 2024
Interview
It was smooth. The interviewer asked technical questions related to routing, DNS and firewalls.
Asked about my flexibility.
They were also behavioural questions and some questions related to my current job and experience.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mastercard in Jun 2025
Interview
Had 3 steps:
1. Initial recruiter call with initial comp overview
2. Call with Senior VP talking about the role and org
3. Call with VP talking about the role
After these waited about 2 weeks for an offer to come through
Offer consisted of a call with initial recruiter covering benefits, comp, and timeline
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- How have you exercised influence in working across teams to garner support for projects you have driven before
- Behavioral based questions - i.e. tell me about a time you accomplished goal x related to the scope of this role