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Sonia J.
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Engineering manager, Product manager, Software engineer, Data analyst, Data engineer, Data scientist, Founder / Entrepreneur, Full-stack engineer, Machine learning engineer, Staff software engineer
Company iconAdobe, Apple, Ebay
Interview coaching company icon85 clients  (12% rebook rate)
Star icon5.0  (32 reviews)
About

2016-Present: Apple, Various positions (Engineering Manager, Engineering Lead) 2009-16: eBay, Staff Software Engineer 2008-09: Adobe, Senior Software Engineer

*Get more interviews* 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. *Negotiate the offer* 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
Reviews icon Reviews
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Ahmad
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!
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Anonymous · Engineering manager
Interview coaching · Mock interview
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Yunfei · Engineering manager
Interview coaching · System design mock interview
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 Logo of InstacartInstacart
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Richard · Machine learning engineer
Interview coaching · Mock interview
Perfect coach - it was a fun and pleasant experience that I got a ton of actionable feedback from!
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Yifu · Machine learning engineer
Interview coaching · Mock interview
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!
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Arrow pointing to right Sonia replied  •  May 09, 2024
Thanks Yifu. Glad you enjoyed the session.