Freshworks

Technology

LeadSoftwareEngineer-FullStack

₹25–40L ~AI est. Chennai, India FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack at Freshworks. Skills: Full Stack Engineering, Distributed Systems, Web Architectures, Technical Roadmap Definition. Define technical roadmap. Execute technical roadmap”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve world-class Core Web Vitals; Ensure optimized data flow; Ensure secure data flow; Ensure low-latency data flow

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Master problem solver; Simplify complexity

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6-8 years software engineering experience, Senior Staff, Principal, or equivalent level experience, High-growth, massive-scale SaaS or enterprise environment experience, Expert-level foundation in Data Structures, Expert-level foundation in Algorithms, Expert-level foundation in System Design, Ability to simplify extreme architectural complexity

Nice to Have

Master's degree

What You'll Do.

Define technical roadmap

Execute technical roadmap

Architect resilient systems

Architect cross-domain systems

Drive database modeling

Drive asynchronous architectures

Set UI architecture North Star

Pioneer micro-frontend strategies

Pioneer state management

Pioneer rendering paradigms

Achieve Core Web Vitals

Architect full-stack platforms

Ensure data flow optimization

Architect telemetry ecosystems

Architect monitoring ecosystems

Lead incident response

Influence VP decisions

Influence C-level decisions

Collaborate with Product leadership

Collaborate with Design leadership

Collaborate with Engineering leadership

Align technical investments

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Product leadership; Design leadership; Engineering leadership

Communication Scope

Executive presentations

Process & Methodology

Technical roadmap

Full Job Description

Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of “solutions” that promise to simplify their lives. To create a better experience for their customers and employees. To help them grow. Software is a choice that can make or break a business. Create better or worse experiences. Propel or throttle growth. Business software has become a blocker instead of ways to get work done. There’s another option. Freshworks With a fresh vision for how the world works. At Freshworks, we build uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional customer and employee experiences. Our enterprise-grade solutions are powerful, yet easy to use, and quick to deliver results. Our people-first approach to AI eliminates friction, making employees more effective and organizations more productive. Over 72,000 companies, including Bridgestone, New Balance, Nucor, S&P Global, and Sony Music, trust Freshworks customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) software to fuel customer loyalty and service efficiency. And, over 4,500 Freshworks employees make this possible, all around the world. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us. Overview of the Role At Freshworks, we don’t just ship software—we shape it to be fast, reliable, and refreshingly simple. As a Lead - Full Stack Engineer, you are a technical visionary and architectural leader for the broader engineering organization. You operate at the intersection of long-term business strategy and deep technical execution, driving the evolution of our most critical distributed systems and web architectures. If you thrive in solving extreme architectural complexity, possess exceptional product sense, and find your true north in defining tech strategy and driving org-wide engineering excellence—you belong here. The Impact You Will Create * Organizational Architecture Visionary: You will define and execute the technical roadmap for highly complex, multi-domain systems, dictating how highly distributed micr

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