Master Card interview experience Real time questions & tips from candidates to crack your interview
SDE - 2
Master Card
4 rounds | 5 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Journey
I reached out to a Mastercard employee for a referral and applied through them. I was given about 15 days to prepare, and then all the interview rounds were completed within a week. The offer was rolled out three days later.
Application story
I reached out to a Mastercard employee for a referral and applied through them. I was given about 15 days to prepare, and then all the rounds were concluded within a week. The offer was rolled out three days later.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
My technical rounds went very well, and I was able to confidently handle all the behavioural questions.
Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Java, Spring Framework
Tip 1: Practice and revise DSA questions regularly.
Tip 2: Give proper attention to your tech stack.
Tip 3: Understand and explain your projects in great detail.
Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: None
Tip 1: Include some strong projects on your resume.
Tip 2: Use bullet points and include metrics.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 minutes
Interview date11 Jul 2024
Coding problem1
1. System Design
Generic problems around basic software design concepts like OOPS, System Design, Microservice architectures etc.
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration80 minutes
Interview date17 Jul 2024
Coding problem2
1. CRUD operations
I had to implement CRUD operations for a specific requirement.
Problem approach
I used basic Spring architecture and annotations to implement it.
2. Stream API
Implement some custom sorting scenarios in user-defined classes with the use of Stream API.
Problem approach
Since there was a compulsion to use stream API I used it and lambda functions to implement the custom comparator.
03
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date18 Jul 2024
Coding problem1
1. System Design
There were problems regarding my projects. They asked scenario-based questions and how would I implement them.
04
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date18 Jul 2024
Coding problem1
1. System Design
This round had again problems around my previous companies' projects and behavioral questions
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