Freshworks Chennai Director Engineering Salaries by 4 Employees (Updated 2025)

17 - 20 years exp.

₹60 Lakhs - ₹95 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

66% more than the average Director Engineering Salary in Software Product Companies for 17 - 20 years of experience

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Last Updated: 29 Mar 2024

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Freshworks Director Engineering Salary

17 - 20 years exp. (4 salaries)

₹60 L/yr - ₹95 L/yr

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Cognizant Director Engineering Salary 17 - 27 years exp. (16 salaries)	₹28.8 L/yr - ₹47 L/yr 46% less
Capgemini Engineering Director Engineering Salary 21 - 25 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹33 L/yr - ₹48.4 L/yr 50% less
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Hyatt Regency Director Engineering Salary 24 - 27 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr 70% less
PayU Payments Director Engineering Salary 18 - 20 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹65 L/yr - ₹84 L/yr 3% less
Silex Technology India Director Engineering Salary 20 - 25 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹35 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr 52% less

Director Engineering salary at Freshworks ranges between ₹60 Lakhs to ₹95 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 17 years to 20 years. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Freshworks.

Experience wise Freshworks Director Engineering salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 29 Mar 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
15+ years (4 salaries)	₹60 L/yr - ₹95 L/yr
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Senior Software Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 12 May 2023

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Its a great product based company. You can get exposure to lot kf different tech stacks and you'll feel responsible for the tasks that ur working on. Great learning experience.

Salary - Good

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Dislikes

...u have a good bonding with your manager and how willing is he to fight for it. Salary is somewhat low compared to market standards.

Senior Software Engineer in Chennai

Contractual

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 03 Jan 2025

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Wide varities of Free Food - Morning, Noon, Dinner and Midnight Free Snacks and Beverages - All Days, Every Alternate Friday - Popcorn with seasoning Diwali Gifts, Quarterly Rewards Instant appreciation and Respectful management Cab facility for EU and US Shifts Beautiful atmosphere No Strict Dress Code Good salary Package Lot of new learning for employees of Product Team Perfect Work Life Balance for Sales, Presales, Marketing, CSM, AE, AM, PMP They Provide Absolutely Free of Cost 2 years Internship program for Software Engineer training for students passed out of 12th standard. Employees are contracted from other companies for GTM roles and treated well without partiality as their own employees Quarterly - All hands meeting and Monthly - Project specific all hands meeting Open to improvement IT support team is Par Excellence

Salary - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

No Job Security Minimal/Less Work Life Balance for Dev and Product Team. Freshers and Upto 2 years experience are overpressured to complete deliverables Recruitment only based on Referrals Exposure to peer department would be minimal

Job security - Poor

Lead Business Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

Sales & Business Development Department

3.0

• posted on 08 Dec 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

People in freshworks is the reason most people stay back for other than the salary aspect.

Salary - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

The Freshworks "Kudumba" culture is slowly being demised to make way for American capitalism & usual MNC politics. Some of the people on the top have no clue of the reality & just want to keep firing in India & hiring in US in the name of efficiency.

Job security - Bad

Manager in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Consulting Department

1.0

• posted on 08 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

None

Dislikes

...s something that you are looking for, please do not consider joining Freshworks. Hiring happens only in the US these days with 4 people getting hired for same/similar roles at very high salary and they don’t even get laid off.

Salary - Poor

+6 more

Senior Software Development Test Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Oct 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good product company to start with of you are from service background Good food Good compensation

Skill development - Good

Dislikes

Politics - Not every manager does it, But few long timeRs, just because of their tenure in frshworks takes advantage Does not value your family life Your great work will always be considered as nothing Peer comparison

Promotions - Poor

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What is the salary of Director Engineering at Freshworks Chennai?

Director Engineering salary at Freshworks in Chennai ranges between ₹60.0 Lakhs to ₹95.0 Lakhs for experience between 17 years to 20 years. According to our estimates it is 66% more than the average Director Engineering Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Freshworks Chennai.

How does the salary of a Director Engineering at Freshworks Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Director Engineering at Freshworks is 66% more than the average salary of a Director Engineering in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What is the salary of a Director Engineering in companies similar to Freshworks in Chennai?

PayU Payments Director Engineering Salary - ₹65.0 Lakhs to ₹84.0 Lakhs per year
Cognizant Director Engineering Salary - ₹28.8 Lakhs to ₹47.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Engineering Director Engineering Salary - ₹33.0 Lakhs to ₹48.4 Lakhs per year
Silex Technology India Director Engineering Salary - ₹35.0 Lakhs to ₹42.0 Lakhs per year
Hyatt Regency Director Engineering Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Director Engineering at Freshworks in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Director Engineering at Freshworks ranges between ₹4,46,709 per month to ₹4,59,658 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Freshworks Director Engineering salary in India which ranges between ₹60.0 Lakhs to ₹95.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 17 years to 20 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

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