Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For Employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Sonatus

      Engaged Employer

      About
      Reviews
      Pay & benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: Sonatus reviews | Sonatus jobs | Sonatus salaries | Sonatus benefits
      Sonatus interviewsSonatus Senior Embedded Software Engineer interviewsSonatus interview
      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalized job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Senior Embedded Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 8, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Sunnyvale, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sonatus (Sunnyvale, CA) in May 2025

      Interview

      The entire process takes a month. 2 rounds of technical interviews (1-hour) + a 3-round panel interview + a round of VP interview. Pros: I think the engineers are all very professional and have a clear goal of what kind of person that they want to hire. Cons: I am not very convinced by their answers to the questions relates to "Sonatus' biggest advantage" and "business outlook". My feeling is that the leaders don't have a clear sight of how to expand their business and showcase themselves. What is more concerning is that the VP was late for the interview for more than 5 minutes, so I left unaware and rescheduled the meeting. On the other day, he appeared to be very bossy (and even arrogant) and forgave my "absence" on the previous day. He asked about unrelated skills to my past experience and the job description. Later, I asked about their expectation out of this job, and their outlook to their business development. He either answered the question by asking another question, or bragging about Sonatus' ambition, without any supporting facts or reasonable strategies. Summary: I don't personally think my skillset is a good fit to this position, and I am surprised that I can enter the last round of interview. My intuition tells that they are eager to hiring anyone and will push him/her to work around the clock. At the same time, the company is under a transformation, and the leadership does not have a clear view of what the next step is, especially in the global automotive market. They claimed their software is world-leading, but I don't buy these words as a software developer. I don't foresee how they would compete with those Chinese OEM/Bigtech.
      1
      avatar
      Sonatus response
      1y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're really glad to hear you found our engineers professional and focused during the process. We’re sorry to hear that parts of your experience didn’t feel aligned or leave a strong impression, especially around communication and clarity from leadership. That’s not the experience we aim to provide, and we’re taking your feedback to heart as we continue to improve how we show up to candidates. We appreciate your honesty and wish you all the best in your career journey.

      Sonatus interviews FAQs

      • Candidates applying for Senior Embedded Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sonatus overall takes an average of 22 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Sonatus as a Senior Embedded Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  33%

        Group panel interview:  33%

        Phone interview:  33%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(5) ;
        2. Member of Technical Staff(MTS)(2) ;
        3. Product Manager(2) ;
        4. Senior Engineering Manager(2) .


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Center
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy & Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent Posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Indeed, Inc. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls," and logo are proprietary trademarks of Indeed, Inc.

    • Security
    • Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
    • Jobs at Sonatus

      1 jobs in United States
      Staff System Test Automation Engineer, AI
      Sunnyvale, CA
      ·
      $149K - $204K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      View all Senior Embedded Software Engineer Jobs