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      Lead Software Engineer Interview

      Feb 22, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Hyderābād
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Freshworks (Hyderābād) in Feb 2020

      Interview

      I am glad that I did not get through the process as I did not find it welcoming. I had 2 rounds both in which the panel tries to preach on what they know on our designs within few minutes into the discussion and belittle you and your work as if they have always worked on Greenfield projects. Advice to management - Hire visionary leaders, don't hire managers eventhough they might have worked for long or overseas in global firms as I see current setup does not have empathy or attitude to listen and respond. Seniors should stay away if they value their careers.

      Interview questions [1]

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      Other Lead Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Freshworks

      Lead Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 29, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Freshworks

      Interview

      A couple of medium level leetcode questions. 2 system design rounds, each with a higher level engineer. The leetcode questions went for basic stack and tree DS only. The system design rounds were for log system.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a log management system.
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      Lead Software Engineer Interview

      May 6, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Bengaluru
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Freshworks (Bengaluru)

      Interview

      Process is very smooth , it takes 2 week to complete HR is very polite & helpful. Two technical Round -DSA questions based on Trie, Heap - System Design questions like File System Document Managerial Round HR round

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      DSA System Design Project questions
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      Lead Software Developer Interview

      Mar 28, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Freshworks

      Interview

      I applied and they called. We decided a date and the interview happened on that date. It went well. It was good. I got selected. They offered me the position.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      System design of url shortner
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      Freshworks interviews FAQs

      • Lead Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Freshworks with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Lead Software Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Freshworks overall takes an average of 24 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Freshworks as a Lead Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  33%

        Background check:  17%

        Group panel interview:  17%

        Other:  17%

        Skills test:  17%

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