Does SoundHound pay their employees well?

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.

How satisfied are employees working at SoundHound?

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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SoundHound?

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)

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

"People are nice" ((in 23 reviews)); "Coming from a company that didn't have a great culture, not much room for growth, and a dated product" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bright colleagues, great location, lots of lunches, flexible work hours" ((in 10 reviews)); "Amazing team and people to work with." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great Leadership and Support Structure" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"too much working hours, very competitive, not best benefits, not salary fair, unbalanced management" ((in 6 reviews)); "There are no bonuses, but I do a pretty good job, so my raises are pretty nice (10" ((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))

What are employees saying about SoundHound layoffs in 2026?

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.

What are the top reviewed SoundHound locations?

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

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SoundHound reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

Keyvan Mohajer

58% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

SoundHound has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SoundHound employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

140 reviews

1.0

Apr 18, 2023

Dumpster fire

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly competent colleagues Super nice colleagues Highly technical company

Cons

Low morale due to 50% of staff being laid off Complete disorganization Even if the company is very engineering oriented, some engineering roadblocks have not been solved for years

5.0

Mar 12, 2020

Positive Culture & Exposure

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the best reasons to work at SoundHound include the room for growth and exposure, along with the enjoyable workplace environment. The ability to make an impact is possible with such a supportive and knowledgeable team around us. With a combination of self-drive, independence and collaboration, it is extremely possible to achieve great success in an enjoyable workplace like this. While working at SoundHound, there is the ability to learn about a rapidly growing business and face exciting challenges, which allow for career growth.

Cons

There are no Cons that come to mind about working at SoundHound.

2.0

Jun 21, 2026

Steadily going downhill

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work culture generally prioritizes work-life balance

Cons

Used to be a great place to work but has steadily gone downhill over the years. Company culture is completely dead, and lots of employees are leaving or looking to leave. Management doesn't seem to care about the people.

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