Sonar reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)
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Tariq Shaukat

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Sonar has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Sonar employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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118 reviews
1.0
May 25, 2026

Talented team and interesting projects, but lack structure

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Pros

The team had some talented people, and there were opportunities to work on interesting projects. The company also invested in team experiences and culture initiatives at times — the trip to France was a highlight and genuinely enjoyable.

Cons

My experience was impacted by a lack of structure and organization across the team. Onboarding felt minimal, which made it difficult to ramp up effectively and understand expectations early on. Workflows and processes often felt rushed or reactive, leading to confusion, shifting priorities and unnecessary inefficiencies. The environment could also feel somewhat cliquey depending on the team, which may make it harder for new employees to integrate quickly. Leadership and management practices could be improved, particularly around communication, strategic alignment and empowering employees without excessive micromanagement. The hybrid requirement of being in-office three days per week may work well for some employees, but it’s worth noting for candidates who prefer more flexibility or remote-first environments.

3.0
Feb 8, 2026

Mixed reviews

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Pros

- Some cool and helpful people - Disneyland was fun - Didn't do any work for 3 months - Free 2 week trip to Geneva - 10-4 working hours

Cons

- The onboarding was unbelievably boring - The job gave me depression (only found out after leaving) - The new CEO tries to hard and gives off that annoying American enthusiasm - Work has to go through so many hoops and checks to get signed off - So many processes and documentation to check that I didn't have enough time to do work itself - some annoying people

2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Sonar is a company I really wanted to love. Since starting, I kept thinking "we are so close." - The business hires incredible people: genuinely intelligent, enjoyable to work with, and constantly willing to lean in and support each other. - The product serves a real need in the market, in a genuinely exciting space. - Supporting organizations are constantly working to improve the lives of revenue teams. - Pay and benefits are on par with the market; not incredible, but not bad.

Cons

Yet I continued telling myself, quarter after quarter, that the business would learn and shift to take advantage of its strengths. It never did, and I don't see that changing in the near future. - There is a vision, and there is a strong front line, but the executive team cannot figure out how to operationalize change. This is due in large part to an inability to prioritize and create focus at the top. There are always a hundred "Tier 1" initiatives and never enough people or time to execute them well. And then there is frustration when the field can't keep up. - The business is unwilling to acknowledge how customers use and view the product is shifting, and continues to underfund, or outright deny, efforts to build better support and education to help customers navigate that shift. - There is constant change, and not the typical kind. Full resets of roles, 50%+ recutting of territories, new policies and processes every week. - Managers and sales leaders seem to spend as much time fighting the business and trying to shield us, as they do running their teams. - There appears to be a fundamental lack of trust between the executive team and its leaders, and vice versa. Executives are hands-on and making reactive decisions far too deep in the organization, while also seeming to actively disagree with or ignore the advice of Directors and VPs. The result is a culture where heroics are required to save the day, the front line can't stay focused, people are overwhelmed and burnt out, and attrition is rising.

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