Great Team, Great Leadership - Software Engineer Sonder Employee Review

5.0
Mar 25, 2019
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Pros

Sonder has accomplished a very difficult feat: it has scaled competence. Every engineer is extraordinarily capable. Individuals and sub-teams move autonomously in the same direction. At all levels, leadership is strong. I have a clear understanding of what is expected from all teams. I am not sure what to say about the strongly-worded negative reviews. My experience is limited to the engineering team, but I've never felt overlooked or overworked. As for the discussion of not vesting, I feel there should always be an understanding that vesting is not unlike an optional clause to extend a contract -- if you've proven your worth, you should never expect to be let go. At the end of the day, we are helping travelers experience the world by redefining hospitality. It's a good gig.

Cons

We have no infrastructure to train inexperienced engineers. Which works fine for now as we do not have any inexperienced engineers. But, at some point we should invest in avenues for junior engineers to join the team. Obviously, this is a startup luxury.

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Sonder Response
7y
Totally agree with you! I've worked a ton with our awesome engineering team on various initiatives. Everybody is willing and excited to help me build engineering aspects of new programs requirements. Thanks for the callout on the infrastructure to train inexperienced engineers. We'll build more foundation as we grow.

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5.0
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Cons

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1.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Flexible work from home and ok pay

Cons

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