Freshworks·Software Engineer

Freshworks Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

ChennaiPosted May 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I kicked things off with a recruiter call, and then the interview happened on Zoom.

The tone was frustrating right away: there wasn’t really room to discuss, and I ended up feeling like I was pushing through without the interviewer being open to hints.

For the main problem, I tried a few approaches as I worked toward the right direction. I started with using two stacks, then switched to a trie, and when that didn’t land, I moved toward a design using two queues. I focused on memory behavior as I adjusted the approach, but the feedback didn’t feel aligned with what I was emphasizing while solving. I kept asking for guidance when I was stuck, yet I felt the interviewer wasn’t

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