Sonder General Manager Interview Questions
& Process

It started with a recruiter chat, then a chat with the hiring manager. After that, I had to do a written challenge where I answered strategy questions (it was different back then). Finally, there were two interviews with senior leaders, one was an SVP and the other was C-suite.

Over a span of 2 months, I underwent 11 interviews, including a 5-hour timed challenge. I was also flown out to their SF headquarters for 4 of these interviews. Interestingly, the role I was interviewing for shifted multiple times throughout the process. After all this, I was informed that while I was generally well-liked, the consistent feedback was that I’m “not strategic enough.” It’s surprising it took so much time and effort to reach this conclusion. I’d advise against investing your energy with this company; there are many other startups that operate more efficiently and can make decisions in a timely manner.

This interview process felt disorganized and disrespectful, reflecting a lack of company culture. They seemed to think they were a tech company, setting up many 30-minute interviews that felt rushed. They didn't provide any real information about the job or company, always ending calls exactly at 30 minutes. They missed multiple calls and rescheduled others due to recruiter errors, offering no clear direction for the process. To top it off, they assigned a 'challenge' that took hours, only for one of the 30-minute calls to dismiss it as 'BS'. Best of luck to them. No wonder their stock price is down.