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4.3
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Mastercard Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach
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4.3
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Mastercard Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach
Michael Miebach
1,477 Ratings
Pros

  • "Flexible working hours, Good culture" (in 130 reviews)

  • "Best Work Culture, Work from Home" (in 72 reviews)

    • Cons

  • "Senior management slowing progress down" (in 57 reviews)

  • "Long hours but will challenge you" (in 55 reviews)

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    Hey guys, I'm looking to transition into early/ growth stage startup (<50) I am a recovering startup founder who worked on 3 startups over 8 years: from clean tech, to construction tech, to Last Mile Delivery; With acquisition from AWS, and a large hedge funds Over the last year, I worked as a technical lead with a legacy insurance carrier (<$1B), I built out an in house AI analytics infra improving top-line rev by 80M. While working at Mastercard as a TechLead. What is the startup market like?

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    1. 5.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Great

      May 26, 2023 - Senior Software Engineer in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
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      Pros

      Job security flexibility, great company

      Cons

      Salary pay could be better

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    2. 3.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Work life balance is good, work is slow

      Jun 2, 2023 - Senior Software Engineer in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work life balance flexibility

      Cons

      lot of politics politics rules how to climb up the ladder

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    3. 5.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Amazing place for career growth

      May 17, 2023 - Software Engineer in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Supportive manager and team members - Great benefits - Great WLB

      Cons

      - FinTech might not be suitable for some people

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    4. 4.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Overall positive

      May 14, 2023 - Senior Data Scientist in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - great benefits - hybrid work (remote / onsite)

      Cons

      - hybrid work (remote / onsite) - pay is a bit lower than industry average

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    5. 3.0
      ★★★★★
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Underpaid

      May 15, 2023 - Senior Software Engineer in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Work life balance and interesting projects

      Cons

      Less pay and also less benefits

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    6. 5.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Nothing to mention

      Apr 22, 2023 - Software Engineer in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good salary and good leader

      Cons

      Nothing to mention just that would better to have higher salary

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    7. 4.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Great Company with nice colleagues and WLB

      Feb 22, 2023 - Software Development Engineer II 
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great WLB - Flex Fridays (working only half day) - Latest technologies - Learning opportunities

      Cons

      - slow career progression - low compensation compared to other companies of the same size

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    8. 5.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Best company to work

      Mar 13, 2023 - Manager, Business Development in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great culture & people around the world

      Cons

      Slow promotion over the years

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    9. 1.0
      ★★★★★
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      Pretentious People

      Apr 6, 2023 - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good work, good benefits, strong opportunities

      Cons

      Culture can be improved, very toxic culture

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    10. 4.0
      ★★★★★
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Great company with super benefits

      Mar 12, 2023 - Principal Consultant in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People and culture are great

      Cons

      Not best pay masters in the industry

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    Mastercard has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 5,637 reviews left anonymously by employees. 89% of employees would recommend working at Mastercard to a friend and 87% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

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