Is Mastercard a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Mastercard have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 347 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Mastercard employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Mastercard now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Mastercard .

Does Mastercard pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Mastercard with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 347 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Mastercard .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Mastercard?

84% of Software Developer employees at Mastercard would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Mastercard with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mastercard?

Senior Software Engineer (398) , Director (360) , Software Engineer (357) , Consultant (350) , Manager (205) , Associate Consultant (201) , Associate Managing Consultant (199) , Vice President (198) , Product Manager (171) , Analyst (127) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (117) , Senior Analyst (109) , Project Manager (83) , Business Leader (81)

What are the pros of working at Mastercard according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and if willing to learn new thing you will have ample scope." ((in 1026 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 844 reviews)); "Great benefits and they are looking to add more including a 10% pension payment." ((in 755 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 536 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 293 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mastercard according to real employee reviews?

"Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 61 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 52 reviews)); "Too much politics coupled with a useless HR who is basically a puppet of Senior Management and not truly a support to people." ((in 44 reviews)); "It is important to enhance the manager's team management skills and to avoid any favoritism." ((in 30 reviews))

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3.8

84% would recommend to a friend

(347 total reviews)

Michael Miebach

80% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

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4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Software Engineer/Software Developer employees have rated Mastercard with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 347 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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347 reviews

1.0

Oct 17, 2018

Software Developer/Engineer

Software developer

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Pros

Good Technology Stack to learn on

Cons

The department I am in is shifting all roles to be Technical. The lines are not clear about who is responsible for what. In addition, the latest Town Hall Meeting's roll out of the new Code Review Process is stifling. Lines of code will be a metric. How many changes/commits for a unit of work is a metric. Employee's compensation is tied to these metrics (among others within the Code Review process). We are being required to get GPG Keys to commit code to Git because we can't be trusted to use our real names in the Git Configuration. In other words, Management does not trust us.

3.0

Jul 8, 2018

Not great for engineers -NY office

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Room to learn new things and use cutting edge technology.

Cons

Management are micro managers that are constantly wanting a status update but won't give the team room to do their work. There is no work life balance. They expect you to show up early, leave late, work through lunch and weekends. The place is been filled with contractors and a lot of H1 workers so the employee feels the pressure to have the same work schedule as said contractors.

1.0

May 10, 2018

Low salaries for Dublin

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits are good - Pension, healthcare, annual leave, education support

Cons

- low salaries - little to no chance of getting a salary increase - a lot of corporate red tape - not a tech company - don't go here if you actually want to learn and improve yourself - micromanagers - who don't actually know how to manage people - expected to work overtime for free - no real acknowledgment or reward for hard work - people are rewarded for the more time they spend in the office, regardless of the amount or quality of work that is done

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