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Sonia J.
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Engineering manager, Software engineer, Data analyst, Data engineering manager, Founder / Entrepreneur, Full-stack engineer, Machine learning engineer, Staff software engineer
Adobe, Apple, Ebay
36 clients (8% rebook rate)
5.0 (20 reviews)
About
2016-Present: Apple, Various positions (Engineering Manager, Engineering Lead) 2009-16: eBay, Staff Software Engineer 2008-09: Adobe, Senior Software Engineer
*Interview coaching*
Sonia is a current Engineering Manager at Apple. As part of Apple, she has been part of the inclusivity and diversity program. She has interviewed 500+ candidates from junior to Senior levels. Interviews ranged from Coding, System Design, and Soft skills. She also helped build a team in India. She has also mentored over 20 junior and senior engineers as part of the Apple Culture.
Currently, she is part of the AIML organization at Apple and is actively involved in hiring and onboarding folks. Prior to that, she worked for eBay. She always believes that the right mindset really helps win in an interview. She has been a member of Toastmasters for some time and strongly believes that strong communication skills are really important for your career progression.
*Salary Negotiation*
Sonia has successfully guided clients in negotiating total compensation, achieving a 5-15% increase in base salary, securing sign-on bonus increases ranging from $5K to $50K, and maximizing equity packages. She has experience helping candidates negotiate with both FAANG companies and smaller VC-backed firms. Sonia is well-versed in leveraging market data, cost of living considerations, perks, and other benefits in compensation negotiations. She also assists clients in evaluating multiple offers, focusing not only on salary but also on position and long-term financial benefits.
Services
Offers: Career coaching, Interview coaching, Leadership coaching, Mentoring, Resume review, Salary negotiation
Public review comments
YunfeiMay 15, 2024 - Interview coaching
Sonia is a wonderful coach! She provided me detail feedback on how to crack interview for AI product management. Very patient and stright-to-the point. Would definitlely recommend her as a coach.
Yunfei got an offer at Instacart
YifuMar 24, 2024 - Interview coaching
My experience was very positive. Sonia was very kind and professional.
She shared her experience working at eBay and Apple, which was inspiring. She also shared advice on career and life.
The mock interview problem was realistic and interesting. She gave lots of good feedback.
Thanks!
Yifu got an offer at Samsung
Sonia replied • May 09, 2024
ArseniyOct 22, 2024 - Salary negotiation
I needed help with salary negotiations, and Sonia was simply amazing. Right off the bat, I have to say that it was purely thanks to Sonia’s efforts that I managed to secure a significant raise. Sonia understands the negotiation process inside and out and quickly grasped my unique situation. Importantly, I was negotiating over the phone, which meant it wasn’t about providing me with a few email templates and being done with it. Sonia went ahead with full-on coaching on how to handle negotiating over the phone. To be honest, her advice and coaching wasn’t just helpful for this specific offer but will also be invaluable for any future negotiations, salary-related or otherwise.
Sonia was incredibly accommodating; she divided our initial hour into two sessions, allowing me to refine my strategy with her advice and then touch base again for fine-tuning. This flexibility really made a difference. On top of that, her responsiveness was just mind-blowing (if responsiveness can be mind-blowing?); whenever I urgently needed her input during the negotiations at a later stage, she would respond right away. And her support was extraordinary. I think that it was literally Sonia’s steadfast encouragement and involvement that reassured me enough to proceed confidently with the negotiations and succeed. So, yeah, I cannot recommend Sonia enough.
Sonia replied • Oct 22, 2024
AhmadOct 14, 2024 - Salary negotiation
Sonia has been an outstanding salary negotiation coach. Her deep knowledge and strategic insights, paired with her warm and approachable demeanor, make you feel both confident and supported—like you're working with a trusted friend. Sonia is courteous, thoughtful, and sharp. In just one session, she helped me craft a negotiation strategy that aligned perfectly with how the recruiter responded, leading to remarkable results: a $198,000 increase in total compensation (which is absolutely incredible). I can't recommend her highly enough!
NivasSep 26, 2024 - Interview coaching
Sonia, was great to work with, she really helped me and spot on some of the areas where to had to work on my communication when answering behavioral questions.
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Change managementCommunicationConflict resolutionCritical thinkingDecision makingEmotional intelligence (EQ)EmpathyExecutive presenceFeedback deliveryGrowth mindsetInfluenceMindfulnessNegotiationNetworking skillsPeople managementPersonal brandingPersuasionPresentation skillsProblem-solving skillsProductivity