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Updated 9 Oct 2024

Top Freshworks Lead Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Square Root with Decimal Precision Problem Statement You are provided with two integers, 'N' and 'D'. Your objective is to determine the square root of the number 'N' wi ...read more
  • Q2. Vertical Order Traversal Problem Statement You are given a binary tree, and the task is to perform a vertical order traversal of the values of the nodes in the tree. For ...read more
  • Q3. Power Calculation Problem Statement Given a number x and an exponent n , compute x n . Accept x and n as input from the user, and display the result. Note: You can assum ...read more
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Freshworks Lead Software Engineer Interview Experiences

8 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Elevator travel, find the no. of hops
  • Ans. 

    The question is asking to calculate the number of hops an elevator needs to travel between floors.

    • Calculate the difference between the starting floor and the destination floor

    • Divide the difference by the maximum number of floors the elevator can travel in one hop

    • Round up the result to get the number of hops needed

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Beautiful Array
  • Q3. Transactions in spring boot
  • Ans. 

    Transactions in Spring Boot manage database transactions in a declarative way.

    • Spring Boot uses @Transactional annotation to mark a method as transactional.

    • Transactions can be managed at class level or method level.

    • Rollback can be configured based on specific exceptions.

    • Example: @Transactional(propagation = Propagation.REQUIRED, rollbackFor = Exception.class)

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Lead Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 24 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Loop in a linked list and removing it
  • Ans. 

    Loop through the linked list to find and remove a specific node

    • Start at the head of the linked list and iterate through each node

    • Check if the current node matches the one to be removed

    • If found, update the pointers to skip over the node and remove it

    • Continue until the end of the list is reached

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Triplets in array of integers without duplicates
  • Ans. 

    Find all triplets in an array of integers without duplicates

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, find all pairs that sum up to the negative of that element

    • Use a set to store the seen elements to avoid duplicates

    • Time complexity can be improved to O(n^2) by sorting the array first

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic Datastructures and ALgo questions medium to hard level

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Find max square in matrix
  • Ans. 

    Iterate through the matrix to find the largest square of 1s

    • Iterate through each cell in the matrix

    • For each cell, check if it is part of a square of 1s by checking the cells to the right, below, and diagonally right-down

    • Keep track of the size of the largest square found

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Multithreadinh concepts
  • Q3. Message queue scenarios

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find all square matrices in a given matrix
  • Ans. 

    To find all square matrices in a given matrix, iterate through each cell as the top left corner of a potential square matrix and check if all elements within the square are the same.

    • Iterate through each cell in the matrix as the top left corner of a potential square matrix

    • For each cell, check if all elements within the square formed by the cell are the same

    • If all elements are the same, consider it as a square matrix

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Freshworks interview questions for designations

 Lead Engineer

 (2)

 Software Engineer

 (6)

 Senior Software Engineer

 (12)

 Staff Software Engineer

 (2)

 Java Software Engineer

 (1)

 Senior Software Engineer 2

 (2)

 Senior Staff Software Engineer

 (1)

 QA Lead

 (2)

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LinkedList, Tress
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design concepts and case study

Get interview-ready with Top Freshworks Interview Questions

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement hashmap in java
  • Ans. 

    Implementing hashmap in Java

    • Create an array of linked lists to store key-value pairs

    • Hash the key to get the index of the array

    • Insert the key-value pair at the index in the linked list

    • Handle collisions by chaining

    • Implement methods like put(), get(), remove()

    • Use generics to allow any type of key-value pairs

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design round related to chat application
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design round, system design general questions
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General discussions about team and tech stack

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interview rounds were ok but no proper feedback was communicated

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed in Dec 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Two DSA Problems:
 Explain anyone Design pattern you used
It was a recruitment drive happened on Saturday

  • Q1. 

    Square Root with Decimal Precision Problem Statement

    You are provided with two integers, 'N' and 'D'. Your objective is to determine the square root of the number 'N' with a precision up to 'D' decimal pl...

  • Ans. 

    Implement a function to find square root of a number with specified decimal precision.

    • Implement a function that takes two integers N and D as input and returns the square root of N with precision up to D decimal places.

    • Ensure that the discrepancy between the computed result and the correct value is less than 10^(-D).

    • Handle multiple test cases efficiently within the given constraints.

    • Consider using mathematical algorith...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Longest Unique Substring Problem Statement

    Given a string input of length 'n', your task is to determine the length of the longest substring that contains no repeating characters.

    Explanation:

    A substri...

  • Ans. 

    Find the length of the longest substring with unique characters in a given string.

    • Use a sliding window approach to keep track of the longest substring without repeating characters.

    • Use a hashmap to store the index of each character in the string.

    • Update the start index of the window when a repeating character is encountered.

    • Calculate the maximum length of the window as you iterate through the string.

    • Return the maximum le

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

2 Coding questions. Expected to write in 1 hr

  • Q1. 

    Vertical Order Traversal Problem Statement

    You are given a binary tree, and the task is to perform a vertical order traversal of the values of the nodes in the tree.

    For a node at position ('X', 'Y'), th...

  • Ans. 

    Perform vertical order traversal of a binary tree based on decreasing 'Y' coordinates.

    • Implement a function to perform vertical order traversal of a binary tree

    • Nodes are added in order from top to bottom based on decreasing 'Y' coordinates

    • Handle cases where two nodes have the same position by adding the node that appears first on the left

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Power Calculation Problem Statement

    Given a number x and an exponent n, compute xn. Accept x and n as input from the user, and display the result.

    Note:

    You can assume that 00 = 1.

    Input:
    Two integers...
  • Ans. 

    Calculate x raised to the power of n, accepting x and n as input and displaying the result.

    • Accept two integers x and n as input

    • Compute x^n and display the result

    • Handle special case 0^0 = 1

    • Ensure x is between 0 and 8, and n is between 0 and 9

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was a high level round. Checking what are different components and how they interact

Round 4 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was the managerial round. It was about technical skills evaluation

  • Q1. 

    Zig-Zag Conversion Problem Statement

    You are given a string S and an integer ROW. Your task is to convert the string into a zig-zag pattern on a given number of rows. After the conversion, output the stri...

  • Ans. 

    Convert a given string into a zig-zag pattern on a specified number of rows and output the result row-wise.

    • Iterate through the string and place characters in the zig-zag pattern based on the row number

    • Keep track of the direction of movement (up or down) to determine the row placement

    • Combine characters from each row to get the final result

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Can you describe the architecture of your current project?
  • Ans. 

    The architecture of our current project is a microservices-based system with a combination of RESTful APIs and message queues.

    • Utilizes microservices architecture for scalability and flexibility

    • Uses RESTful APIs for communication between services

    • Incorporates message queues for asynchronous processing

    • Each microservice is responsible for a specific domain or functionality

    • Data is stored in a combination of relational and N

  • Answered by AI
Round 5 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Director round

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Lead Software Engineer in HyderabadEligibility criteriaAble to work on any languageFreshworks interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - DSA, Algorithm, System Designs, Current Project ArchitectureTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Medium Level DSA - Trees, Arrays, Strings
Tip 2 : High Level Design - Start with basic system then P1 Requirements
Tip 3 : Practice writing code. Online Coding round will be there

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Keep it small. Only projects, Tech stacks, achievements
Tip 2 : Write those Tech stacks and projects in which you are expert

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before May 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It covers easy to medium programming using basic data structures like hash, stack, linked list etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Freshworks Lead Software Engineer interview:
  • Data structre
  • Distributed system
  • Web Application
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is precompilaion unit?
  • Ans. 

    Precompilation unit is a compiled code that can be reused by multiple source files.

    • Precompilation unit is created by the compiler from the source code.

    • It contains the compiled code of header files and other dependencies.

    • It can be reused by multiple source files, reducing compilation time.

    • It is also known as precompiled header or PCH.

    • Example: stdafx.h in Visual Studio is a precompiled header file.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. About ur future,ur short term goal,why this company

Interview Preparation Tips

Skills: Resume, CGPA
College Name: IIT Kharagpur

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. First 50 Prime Number
  • Ans. 

    The first 50 prime numbers are...

    • Start with 2, the first prime number

    • Check each odd number greater than 2

    • Use trial division to check if a number is prime

    • Stop when you have found 50 prime numbers

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to sort the file in the range (hint provided)
  • Ans. 

    Sorting a file within a range

    • Use a sorting algorithm like quicksort or mergesort

    • Read the file and store the data in an array or list

    • Sort the array or list within the given range

    • Write the sorted data back to the file

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software engineer with experience in developing web applications using various technologies.

    • Experienced in developing web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React and Angular

    • Proficient in backend development with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB

    • Familiar with version control systems like Git and project management tools like Jira

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Shortlist cut was 0.0 cgpa
Tips: Need to mention Programming skill in any one of three language C , C++ ,Java

Round: Test
Experience: Test was Average, Many question were from INDIABIX.COM , computer network, operating system ,data structure, c , c++ language
Tips: Understand Data Structure and Algorithm deeply, At least read about computer networks, operating system , DBMS 3-4 times for basic good understand, refer various site
Duration: 180 minutes

Round: Test
Experience: Two question were given , we have to write the code on A4 size sheet
Tips: Deep understanding of STACK AND QUEUE
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Previous Test (2 Questions on A4 size sheet) were discussed and is there any improvement that can be done, discussed each and every step.
Tips: Comments is important using programming
present with demo example (various cases)

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Be calm and show your interest in the company,
ask question about company, what are activity other than techincal technical stuff
Tips: Smile , if possible talk in Hindi - English,Try to Make the interview in discussion

General Tips: Practice Daily , Understand Each and Every Step in Detail , Try to code in A4 size paper then computer
Skill Tips: Read Good Books , Practice Daily

Skills: Algorithms And Data Structures
College Name: IIT Kharagpur

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Freshworks Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Freshworks Lead Software Engineer interview?
Freshworks interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Freshworks interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Freshworks Lead Software Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Freshworks. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Freshworks expect are Data Structures, Information Security, Open Source, Python and Distribution System.
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