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San Francisco, CA

Data Engineer I, Launch Program 2026 - San Francsico, CA

Graduate Program
Finance
Data / Analytics
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Mastercard

Worldwide payments technology and solutions provider
79
Palpable Score
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Title and Summary

Data Engineer I, Launch Program 2026 - San Francsico, CA

This role is not eligible for Mastercard’s work authorization sponsorship. As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship. For example, students or recent graduates in the United States on an F1 visa (including those with CPT or OPT authorization) are not eligible for this role.

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Launch Program

The Launch program is a development program that is supplemental to the role and is designed to help you transition from being a student to being a Mastercard employee. In this program, you will participate in:

- Four-day orientation focused on getting to know Mastercard, building your skills, and be a force for good (Mastercard’s culture)

- Professional skills workshops

- Launch Innovation Week

- Social impact – pro bono team challenge

- Global Volunteer Challenge

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Qualifications

- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree graduating Spring 2026.

- Strong, hands-on experience with both Python and PySpark

- Previous internship experience

- Familiarity with classification and verifying Machine Learning Models

- Familiarity with AdTech is a plus- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

- Excellent communication skills, ability and willingness to tackle complex problems

About the company

Mastercard

Company overview
Mastercard operates a global payments network that routes, clears, and settles card and other payment transactions across countries and currencies. The company also sells value-added services and solutions, including security solutions, consumer acquisition and engagement services, business and market insights, digital and authentication solutions, and processing and gateway services. The company serves financial institutions, merchants, governments, fintechs, and partners with technology and data products alongside the network. Mastercard is a public company headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Locations and presence

Mastercard employed approximately 35,300 people globally as of December 31, 2024, with around 69% of employees based outside the United States across more than 90 countries. Mastercard describes a hybrid work approach for non-remote roles that averages at least three days per week in the office, alongside flexibility programs such as a four-week “work from elsewhere” policy.

Palpable Score

79
/ 100
Mastercard is a strong early-career option because Mastercard runs paid internships with a stated path into the Launch graduate program, and Mastercard also backs recent grads with an 18-month structured development journey. The main limits are predictability and consistency across teams: candidates report a wide range of interview styles depending on role, and the company’s pay transparency is strong in some markets but not universal.
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