Freshworks Chennai Senior Software Engineer Salaries by 100+ Employees (Updated 2025)

3 - 8 years exp.

₹11 Lakhs - ₹35 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

77% more than the average Senior Software Engineer Salary in Software Product Companies for 3 - 8 years of experience

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Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025

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Freshworks Senior Software Engineer Salary

3 - 8 years exp. (138 salaries)

₹11 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr

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Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer Salary 5 - 12 years exp. (13 salaries)	₹21.7 L/yr - ₹90.3 L/yr 108% more
Amazon Senior Software Engineer Salary 3 - 7 years exp. (11 salaries)	₹35.3 L/yr - ₹62.1 L/yr 95% more	6 job openings
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IBM Senior Software Engineer Salary 3 - 13 years exp. (188 salaries)	₹7.8 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr 28% less
HCLTech Senior Software Engineer Salary 0 - 10 years exp. (4.1k salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹13.1 L/yr 65% less
Tech Mahindra Senior Software Engineer Salary 2 - 11 years exp. (2.5k salaries)	₹5.4 L/yr - ₹21.5 L/yr 48% less	3 job openings
LTIMindtree Senior Software Engineer Salary 1 - 10 years exp. (2.4k salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹19.1 L/yr 55% less	4 job openings
Wipro Senior Software Engineer Salary 2 - 11 years exp. (2.2k salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹21.5 L/yr 49% less
Mphasis Senior Software Engineer Salary 2 - 11 years exp. (684 salaries)	₹5.8 L/yr - ₹21.4 L/yr 48% less	10 job openings
TCS Senior Software Engineer Salary 2 - 13 years exp. (593 salaries)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr 45% less
Infosys Senior Software Engineer Salary 0 - 9 years exp. (427 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹17.5 L/yr 63% less
Temenos Senior Software Engineer Salary 3 - 9 years exp. (385 salaries)	₹5.9 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr 53% less
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Visteon Senior Software Engineer Salary 4 - 10 years exp. (50 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹24 L/yr 23% less
Zoho Senior Software Engineer Salary 3 - 9 years exp. (37 salaries)	₹10.1 L/yr - ₹31.9 L/yr 11% less
R Systems International Senior Software Engineer Salary 4 - 9 years exp. (20 salaries)	₹8.1 L/yr - ₹20.4 L/yr 28% less	2 job openings
Wolters Kluwer Senior Software Engineer Salary 6 - 15 years exp. (8 salaries)	₹27 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr 11% more
EbixCash Limited Senior Software Engineer Salary 4 - 6 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr 62% less

Senior Software Engineer salary at Freshworks ranges between ₹11 Lakhs to ₹35 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 8 years. Salary estimates are based on 138 latest salaries received from various employees of Freshworks.

Experience wise Freshworks Senior Software Engineer salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
3 years (17 salaries)	₹12 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr
4 years (26 salaries)	₹11 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr
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5 years (29 salaries)	₹12 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr
6 years (32 salaries)	₹13 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr
7 years (22 salaries)	₹15.8 L/yr - ₹28.6 L/yr
8 years (12 salaries)	₹15.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

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Lead Software Engineer 6 - 11 years exp.

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Staff Engineer 9 - 17 years exp.

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Top skills at Freshworks for Senior Software Engineer

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Salary related reviews for Freshworks

3.4

Rated by 23 employees for salary & benefits

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

+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.

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 Software Engineer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

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.

Skill development - Poor

+2 more

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

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Hi , I hope you're doing well! I am fresher , and I am a 2024 BE(CSE) graduate currently looking for an entry-level position. I am skilled in Python, SQL, web technologies, and Django, and I’m eager to apply my knowledge in a professional setting. As a fresher, I am open to any role that will help me grow and learn. If you know of any job openings or can provide any referrals or guidance, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time . TCS Cognizant Kumaran Systems Zoho Infinite Computer Solutions AccentureVirtusa Consulting Services Oracle IBM Mphasis LTIMindtree Capgemini AVASOFT Genpact Maveric Systems Wipro HCLTech Hexaware Technologies Tech Mahindra StartupLanes Freshworks UST Intel Ramco Systems JPMorgan Chase & Co. #fresher#it#developer#hr

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Freshworks Senior Software Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks Chennai?

Senior Software Engineer salary at Freshworks in Chennai ranges between ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹35.0 Lakhs for experience between 3 years to 8 years. According to our estimates it is 77% more than the average Senior Software Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 138 latest salaries received from various employees of Freshworks Chennai.

How does the salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks is 77% more than the average salary of a Senior Software Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks?

Python, Data Structures, Java, Computer science and Javascript are some of the popular skills required to work as a Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Freshworks to a Senior Software Engineer in Chennai?

Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹21.7 Lakhs to ₹90.3 Lakhs per year
Amazon Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹35.3 Lakhs to ₹62.1 Lakhs per year
Wolters Kluwer Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹27.0 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Senior Software Engineer in companies similar to Freshworks in Chennai?

Zoho Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹10.1 Lakhs to ₹31.9 Lakhs per year
Visteon Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹24.0 Lakhs per year
R Systems International Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹8.1 Lakhs to ₹20.4 Lakhs per year
IBM Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹7.8 Lakhs to ₹29.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Senior Software Engineer Salary - ₹4.9 Lakhs to ₹22.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks ranges between ₹1,58,409 per month to ₹1,64,435 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Freshworks Senior Software Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹35.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 8 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 80% of the Freshworks Senior Software Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 9% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 46 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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