Does Sonos pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sonos employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sonos. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sonos?

59% of Sonos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sonos 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sonos?

Software Engineer (21) , Senior Software Engineer (13) , Director (11) , Intern (7) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (6) , Software Engineer(Internship) (6) , Account Manager (5) , Principal Software Engineer (5) , Customer Service Representative (4) , Engineer (4) , Manager (4) , Marketing (4) , Mechanical Engineering Co-Op (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Software Test Engineer (4)

What are the pros of working at Sonos according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and amazing work culture" ((in 79 reviews)); "Work/life balance is great!" ((in 29 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great product and great colleagues" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sonos according to real employee reviews?

"Bad directors and management will stay forever because sr leaders don't want to admit they made hiring mistakes" ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor leadership from the very top down." ((in 16 reviews)); "5. Revenue is dropping resulting in layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Managers do a lot of individual contributor work" ((in 11 reviews)); "Product development is very slow due to indecisive upper management and too many cooks in the kitchen fighting over their piece of the pie." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sonos layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sonos layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sonos in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Sonos locations?

Santa Barbara , Boston , Seattle , Cambridge , New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Chicago , Ogdensburg , Washington , Charlotte , College Station , San Mateo , Goleta , Denver , Westminster , East Los Angeles , Cooper City

Sonos reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)

Tom Conrad

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Sonos has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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441 reviews

3.0

Feb 26, 2016

FTE

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great vision from the founders

Cons

No opportunity for growth within

3.0

Feb 23, 2016

Great culture, poor planning, forecasting and execution

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful work environment. Lots of extras that make you feel valued. Great stock options. Good salary. Still plenty of opportunity.

Cons

Excessive, lavish, and foolish spending that is now resulting in layoffs. Inability to get products to market on time. Marketing that never really tells people what our product does and why they need it.

4.0

Feb 19, 2016

Good company culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Smart people 2) Good startup kind of culture, free breakfast, snacks all day. Free lunch on some days. 3) Plenty of work from home opportunity 4) Competitive compensation

Cons

Not all the technical departments are working with cutting edge technologies. If you are interested in working with the latest tools/technologies, please check with the interviewers before committing.

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