I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Mastercard (Pune)
Interview
Recently MASTERCARD visited our campus for SDE intern recruitment and below is my experience 🙂 There were overall 3 rounds conducted. Online Coding Test. Technical Round 1 Technical Round 2 + HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.There was a string given consisting of words separated by white space, we have to return the pair number of in each word where a pair of two neighbor characters is valid if they follow a lexicographical order. 2.Bob wants to purchase N pens and he has prepared a list of shops that sell the pens. Each shop charges a different price per pen and has a limited quantity available in stock. Along with the price of pens each shop charges fixed delivery fees irrespective of how many pens are brought. Help Bob to get N pens as cheaply as possible. (It was a medium DP problem similar to the knapsack problem).
I had two interviews.
The first one the interviewer didn't turn on there camera which I thought was rude.
On the second interview only one of the interviewers turned on the camera.
Both interviews mumbled and didn't have the best microphones.
I was cut off mid sentence when answering questions.
When they asked questions they would look around as if the interview process was a hassle for them.
Generally I found the behaviour to be completely un-professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were around core Java, spring and testing.
It was good. A technical interview with Engineer followed by a Personality one. The Engineer was very helpful and nice. He didnt but pressure on me The personality interview was easier they asked some technical questions too
nitial Screening: A brief phone or video call to verify basic qualifications.
Formal Interviews: One-on-one or panel discussions focused on experience, skills, and situational problem-solving.
Assessments: Practical tests or presentations to objectively measure technical competence.
Final Evaluation & Offer: Review of top candidates followed by background checks and an official job offer.