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?

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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?

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"People are nice" ((in 21 reviews)); "Coming from a company that didn't have a great culture, not much room for growth, and a dated product" ((in 14 reviews)); "Amazing team and people to work with." ((in 10 reviews)); "Nice company nice colleagues and nice environment" ((in 10 reviews)); "My direct manager was fantastic and tried to protect me from the chaos of leadership." ((in 4 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 5 reviews)); "The environment is harsh, with leadership sometimes being just plain cruel and inappropriate, leading with fear." ((in 5 reviews)); "Low compensation Lack of energy Projects are not interesting" ((in 5 reviews)); "Salary is below market." ((in 4 reviews)); "no 401k match" ((in 3 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about SoundHound redundancies in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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

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