Freshworks·Software Engineer

Freshworks Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

BengaluruPosted Dec 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into my first round expecting a DSA-focused session, but the interviewer abruptly shifted the plan into system design instead.

I expressed my confusion, and it felt like the coordinator wasn’t fully aware of what had changed, which immediately made the format feel uncertain. The interview dragged longer than expected—around an hour and a half—before HR later told me I wasn’t moving forward.

What made that rejection harder to process was the mismatch between the stated process and what actually happened. The interviewer also seemed less experienced than I was in terms of the role level they were interviewing for, which added to my worry that I wasn’t being evaluated on the same yardstick or with full context. Another

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

Freshworks Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All Freshworks interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company