Good work culture, leadership issues - Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test Sonos Employee Review

4.0
3 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In general, they treat employees well. Flexible for work schedule/location. Solid benefits. Office celebrations are fun. And the work is always challenging, with opportunities for collaboration.

Cons

Senior leadership is out of touch with workers, providing limited vision, while making uninformed decisions. There is a "hero" culture in place, where people are rewarded for making big expensive things without necessarily demonstrating value. Many managers aren't trained in people management, but instead want to play around in the engineering decisions. This makes the engineer roles less meaningful, while poorly helping career and organizational effectiveness.

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5.0
17 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture. People are humble.

Cons

In some teams engineers have to find projects themselves instead of waiting for roadmap which is good also but sometimes frustrating.

3.0
7 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work. Passionate people. Good product. Remote.

Cons

Some bad managers. They lost their footing resulting in lack of company vision. Struggled to find working styles that elevated the company (they wanted to grow yet operate like a start up)

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