Mastercard Software Developer reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(346 total reviews)
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Michael Miebach

78% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Software Developer employees have rated Mastercard with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 346 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Mastercard is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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346 reviews
2.0
Feb 24, 2026
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Pros

- 6 weeks vacation and 10 sick days, easy to use PTO - Competitive compensation for the area - Generous 401K match and (historically) generous severance for layoffs

Cons

- RTO policies are enforced aggressively, expected to make up in office days even after using sick / vacation time. - Most teams are understaffed, positions often closed and rarely opened. Career progression is extremely political. - Poor raises year over year, annual layoffs in early February - Bad dev culture, archaic legacy systems, extremely poor code quality and no enforcement of engineering standards.

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