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Freshworks Lead Engineer salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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6 - 10 years exp.
₹15 Lakhs - ₹44.5 Lakhs
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106% more than the average Lead Engineer Salary in Software Product Companies for 6 - 10 years of experience

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Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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Lead Engineer salary at Freshworks ranges between ₹15 Lakhs to ₹44.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 32 latest salaries received from various employees of Freshworks.

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Experience wise Freshworks Lead Engineer salaries

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6 years  (5 salaries)

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₹18 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr
7 years  (6 salaries)

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₹15 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr
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₹15 L/yr - ₹38.5 L/yr
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₹18.5 L/yr - ₹44.5 L/yr
10 years  (4 salaries)

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₹17 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr

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Top skills at Freshworks for Lead Engineer

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Salary related reviews for Freshworks

3.2

Rated by 5 employees for salary & benefits

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 01 Jul 2024

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work-Life Balance, Salary on time.

  • Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Conserved Teams and Team Members. Lake of KTs or Unstructured knowledge transfer. Lack of confidence in new people. They are focused on a few Key and old people. Context switching is very high.

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  • Skill development - Poor
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Full Time

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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.

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  • Salary - Good
  • +4 more

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.

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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

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  • Salary - Excellent
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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

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  • Job security - Poor

Full Time

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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.

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  • Salary - Good
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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.

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  • Job security - Bad

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Consulting Department

1.0
  •  posted on 08 Nov 2024

2.0
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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.

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  • Salary - Poor
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Freshworks Lead Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Lead Engineer at Freshworks?
Lead Engineer salary at Freshworks in India ranges between ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹44.5 Lakhs for experience between 6 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 106% more than the average Lead Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 32 latest salaries received from various employees of Freshworks India.
How does the salary of a Lead Engineer at Freshworks India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Lead Engineer at Freshworks is 106% more than the average salary of a Lead Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Lead Engineer at Freshworks?
Python, Deep Learning, Data Structures and Algorithms, Machine Learning and Tensorflow are some of the popular skills required to work as a Lead Engineer at Freshworks India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Freshworks to a Lead Engineer in India?
  • Microsoft Corporation Lead Engineer Salary - ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹101.8 Lakhs per year
  • Amazon Lead Engineer Salary - ₹24.2 Lakhs to ₹101.9 Lakhs per year
  • Flipkart Lead Engineer Salary - ₹31.1 Lakhs to ₹63.3 Lakhs per year
  • Zomato Lead Engineer Salary - ₹22.5 Lakhs to ₹55.0 Lakhs per year
  • Ola Cabs Lead Engineer Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹70.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Lead Engineer in companies similar to Freshworks in India?
  • Paytm Lead Engineer Salary - ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹66.0 Lakhs per year
  • Swiggy Lead Engineer Salary - ₹25.0 Lakhs to ₹52.0 Lakhs per year
  • Google Lead Engineer Salary - ₹15.5 Lakhs to ₹60.0 Lakhs per year
  • Wolters Kluwer Lead Engineer Salary - ₹24.2 Lakhs to ₹39.0 Lakhs per year
  • ServiceNow Lead Engineer Salary - ₹26.7 Lakhs to ₹33.5 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Lead Engineer at Freshworks in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Lead Engineer at Freshworks ranges between ₹2,01,322 per month to ₹2,09,288 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Freshworks Lead Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹44.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Lead Engineer at Freshworks?
According to AmbitionBox, 70% of the Freshworks Lead Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 20% reported a notice period of 1 Month and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 10 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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