Item: SoundHound
Rating: 5
Author: Former employee - Anonymous employee

Question 1

Does SoundHound pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SoundHound employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SoundHound. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at SoundHound?

Accepted Answer

50% of SoundHound employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated SoundHound 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at SoundHound?

Accepted Answer

Software Engineer (23), Account Executive (7), Marketing (7), Senior Software Engineer (7), Machine Learning Engineer (5), Language Data Specialist (4), SMB Account Executive (4), Data Annotator (3), Senior Machine Learning Engineer (3), Director (2), Intern (2), Product Manager (2), Sales (2), Software Engineering Intern (2), Software QA Engineer (2)

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

"People are nice" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good culture" ((in 12 reviews)); "my team was great, the others I met on the path to creating and enriching the culture were incredible." ((in 10 reviews)); "You're colleagues will be fantastic." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great Leadership and Support Structure" ((in 6 reviews))

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention that salary and benefits are far below market rate and employees are forced to use limited PTO during holiday shutdowns." ((in 4 reviews)); "Low compensation Lack of energy Projects are not interesting" ((in 4 reviews)); "no 401k match" ((in 3 reviews)); "Low pay" ((in 3 reviews)); "Salary is below market." ((in 3 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about SoundHound layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What are the top reviewed SoundHound locations?

Accepted Answer

Santa Clara, Nashville, San Jose, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, Boulder

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