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 21 reviews)); "Good culture" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bright colleagues, great location, lots of lunches, flexible work hours" ((in 11 reviews)); "Amazing team and people to work with." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great Leadership and Support Structure" ((in 6 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 5 reviews)); "Low compensation Lack of energy Projects are not interesting" ((in 4 reviews)); "Cant take PTO's" ((in 3 reviews)); "Executive Leadership is horribly incompetent." ((in 2 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

5.0

Feb 11, 2020

Strong engineering-focus, amazing people.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

SoundHound has a very strong engineering focus baked into the culture. Management understands things like needing to take time to properly design systems, and trade-offs between techincal debt and launch schedules. People are excited to explore new technologies and see if it can solve problems for the team. All of my co-workers in the Boulder office are smart, kind, passionate, and interesting. Lots of social opportunities like lunches, happy hours, event nights, etc. SoundHound offers a weekly lunch stipend so typically people will go out together for lunch on Pearl Street. SoundHound pays for an RTD bus pass for employees, which makes commuting to/from Boulder super easy.

Cons

Short parental leave compared with similar companies. No 401k match. Still private, so stock options aren't worth as much as what you might get at other companies. HR has been understaffed for a long time, tried to hire several heads of HR and none have stayed.

5.0

Dec 4, 2019

Fantastic Culture

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've been working at SoundHound for almost 4 months now and have been loving it. Coming from a company that didn't have a great culture, not much room for growth, and a dated product - the change has felt like night and day. SoundHound has an incredible culture that fosters teamwork, general friendliness between teams, and an overall collaborative spirit. The product is incredibly innovative and it's rewarding to work on something that is truly at the forefront of technology. Pay and general medical benefits are also competitive.

Cons

Maternity leave is only one-month long. PTO is tracked pretty intensely and WFH isn't always an option. With unlimited PTO and WFH being a common thing in Silicon Valley, SH's policy feels a bit dated and not competitive.

3.0

Dec 16, 2016

Low salary for engineering

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employees are extremely intelligent and great people. The technology behind Hound has great potential to change how people interact with technology.

Cons

The base salary is well below market for a Silicon Valley engineer. High strike prices, no bonuses, no 401k matching, and mediocre benefits.

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