Freshworks
Principal – Solution Engineering at Freshworks
Freshworks is hiring a Principal – Solution Engineering in Bengaluru, in. The role details below come from the employer’s posting. You apply on the employer’s own site, and TechJobs360 never charges candidates.
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1. Job details
Freshworks
Principal – Solution Engineering
Bengaluru, in
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2. Job description from Freshworks
The employer’s posting has the full description. Open it from the apply link.
3. Skills that usually matter in software engineering roles
General guidance from TechJobs360, not part of Freshworks’s posting. The job description above is what counts for this role.
| Area | What to be comfortable with |
|---|---|
| Languages | Java, Python, Go, C# or C++ |
| Frameworks & tools | A web framework, SQL and NoSQL databases, Git, cloud basics |
| Computer science basics | Data structures, algorithms, complexity |
| Ways of working | Version control, code review, testing, reading other people's code |
4. How to prepare for a Principal – Solution Engineering interview
Interview formats differ by company and team, so confirm the rounds with the recruiter. Most hiring loops for roles like this cover:
A recruiter call or an online test. Read the job description twice and be ready to explain how your experience matches it.
Often coding problems on arrays, strings, trees, graphs or dynamic programming, solved while you explain your thinking.
Often design and trade-off questions sized to the role: an API, a component, or a small system.
Answer with the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Prepare two or three real stories: a hard problem you solved, a disagreement you handled, and something you learned quickly.
5. Take-home pay example (FY 2026–27, new tax regime)
An example for two common package sizes, not this job’s salary. Under the new tax regime (Section 115BAC) salaried employees get a standard deduction of ₹75,000.
| Component | Example: ₹12 LPA | Example: ₹24 LPA |
|---|---|---|
| Basic salary (40% of CTC) | ₹40,000 / mo | ₹80,000 / mo |
| Employee EPF (12% of basic) | -₹4,800 / mo | -₹9,600 / mo |
| Income tax (TDS) | -₹6,933 / mo | -₹32,450 / mo |
| Professional tax | -₹200 / mo | -₹200 / mo |
| Approx. in-hand | ₹81,344 / mo | ₹1,44,304 / mo |
Work out the take-home pay for your own offer, in either tax regime.
6. Questions and how to apply
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