Mastercard interview questions

48 questions31 coding2 system design15 behavioral2 freeUpdated

This is every question in the Mastercard guide, in one list: 31 coding problems, 2 system designs and 15 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about Mastercard interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 2 are free to read in full. The other 46 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

Mastercard coding interview questions

31 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. The 7 tagged OA are covered in the online assessment lessons. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Premium easy problemCodingEasyCoding & SQL
2Premium easy problemCodingEasyCoding & SQL
3Premium easy problemCodingEasyCoding & SQL
4Premium medium problemCodingMediumJava Coding Tasks
5Premium medium problemCodingMediumJava Coding Tasks
6Premium medium problemCodingMediumJava Coding Tasks
7Premium easy problemCodingEasyThe Core Coding Round
8Premium easy problemCodingEasyThe Core Coding Round
9Premium easy problemCodingEasyThe Core Coding Round
10Premium easy problemCodingEasyThe Core Coding Round
11Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Core Coding Round
12Premium medium problemCodingMediumLinked Lists and Stacks
13Premium medium problemCodingMediumLinked Lists and Stacks
14Premium easy problemCodingEasyLinked Lists and Stacks
15Premium medium problemCodingMediumLinked Lists and Stacks
16Premium easy problemCodingEasyLinked Lists and Stacks
17Premium medium problemCodingMediumLinked Lists and Stacks
18Premium easy problemCodingEasyArrays and Number Basics
19Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays and Number Basics
20Premium hard problemCodingHardArrays and Number Basics
21Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays and Number Basics
22Premium easy problemCodingEasyArrays and Number Basics
23Premium hard problemOAHardThe Hard Online Assessment
24Premium hard problemOAHardThe Hard Online Assessment
25Premium hard problemOAHardThe Hard Online Assessment
26Premium hard problemOAHardThe Hard Online Assessment
27Premium medium problemOAMediumMore Campus OA Problems
28Premium hard problemOAHardMore Campus OA Problems
29Premium medium problemOAMediumMore Campus OA Problems
30Idempotent double-entry ledger: post, decline, replayFreeSystem designMediumDesign a Payment System
31Premium medium problemSystem designMediumDesign an Elevator System

Mastercard system design interview questions

2 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

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1Design a Payment SystemFree
2Design an Elevator System (Premium)

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

Mastercard behavioral interview questions

15 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Why Mastercard, and meaning it (3)

All 3 are Premium

Ownership, end to end (3)

All 3 are Premium

Collaboration across tightly coupled teams (3)

All 3 are Premium

Legacy and regulated payment systems (3)

All 3 are Premium

Ambiguity, and the messier parts of the job (3)

All 3 are Premium

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Premium opens the 46 locked questions on this page, each with the full prompt and a worked answer, and every other lesson in all 100 company guides.

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How many questions are in the Mastercard interview guide?

48: 31 coding problems, 2 system designs and 15 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these Mastercard interview questions come from?

Of the 31 coding problems, 22 come from the coding rounds, 7 from the online assessment and 2 from the system design lessons. The 2 system designs and 15 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which Mastercard interview questions are free?

2 of the 48 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 46 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.