Mastercard Software Developer reviews

3.8

84% would recommend to a friend

(351 total reviews)
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Michael Miebach

79% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Mastercard with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 351 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Mastercard is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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351 reviews
4.0
Apr 21, 2026

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, ability to change teams and supported growth

Cons

constant layoffs, lack of job security

2.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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