Is Mastercard a good company to work for as a Senior Engineer, Software Engineering?

Senior Engineer, Software Engineering professionals working at Mastercard have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 386 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 Senior Engineer, Software Engineering Jobs at Mastercard now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Engineer, Software Engineering interview questions at Mastercard .

Does Mastercard pay Senior Engineer, Software Engineering employees well?

Senior Engineer, Software Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Mastercard with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 386 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Engineer, Software Engineering salaries at Mastercard.

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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 1032 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 894 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 761 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 552 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 295 reviews))

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

"Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 65 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 63 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 56 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 39 reviews)); "Roughly 80% of the team is Indian, and there seems to be noticeable favoritism affecting decisions and team structure" ((in 28 reviews))

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Mastercard Senior Engineer, Software Engineering reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(386 total reviews)

Michael Miebach

87% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Senior Engineer, Software Engineering employees have rated Mastercard with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 386 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Engineer, Software Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Mastercard is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Engineer, Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0

Sep 28, 2015

Senior Software Engineer

Senior software engineer

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Pros

The people are all young and enthusiastic. You get a lot of responsibility quickly, and will work on very interesting problems. This is a great place to get started at a software company, with lots of exposure to senior management (regular meetings with the CTO), and lots of user exposure. Products that you work on will be used extensively and will make a difference in our clients' daily work and business decisions.

Cons

Sometimes there's so many options for things to work on that I wish I could work on them all---you'll have to share your interesting problems with your co-workers (though you can always help, and hear about what they're up to!).

4.0

Jun 15, 2015

Very good oppurtunity

Senior engineer, software engineering

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Pros

Very good company to work with. Constantly evolving and keeping up with latest trends. Very good benefits. NYC office is great & encourages better environment for workers. Executive management know where they fall short & they are addressing it. Management show keen sense in hiring new talents to take company forward.

Cons

Bureaucracy causes delay in time to market.

3.0

Apr 30, 2014

Challenging Work; Crazy Environment; No Management Support

Senior software engineer

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Pros

The work was challenging; I was never bored. The on-site facilities (fitness center, cafeteria, company store) are new and well maintained. The 401(k) plan is 100% matched up to 6% of the employee salary: that's unheard of! The recent annual bonus and profit sharing amounts have been generous.

Cons

Never got a chance to be proactive. The project was based on 2 third-party software applications that were over-customized to perform tasks it was never originally intended to perform. The original installation was held together with Unix shell scripts and manual efforts assigned to the off-shore development team. Further enhancements continue to strain these delicately-balanced fixes. Immediate project management only got involved during a system incident (which occurred nearly monthly); otherwise, they were nowhere to be seen or heard from. Promotions did not appear to be merit-based, but whether you were a part of the good old boy network. Newer cubicles are now smaller: in my area, an aisle of 15 cubicles were resized to 19 cubicles.

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