AssemblyAI Reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)
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Dylan Fox

64% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

AssemblyAI has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AssemblyAI 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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43 reviews
5.0
9 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- World class team of engineers and AI researchers, I don't think there are many groups in the world which can rival the level of competence in speech and NLP here - Fun offsites, opportunities to travel - Can be a pro or a con depending on how you work, team is very international so a lot of the work is done asynchronously. I personally enjoy agency over my time but this might not be for everyone. - Tough but achievable deadlines - pushes the team to get better

Cons

- Mentioned before, independence means that it might be hard to get mentorship for those used to working synchronously with teams - Tight deadlines sometimes means long days and late nights

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AssemblyAI Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience at AssemblyAI. We are thrilled to hear your feedback working alongside our world-class team of engineers and AI researchers, and enjoy our team off-sites and opportunities to travel and meet with the team in person. We're glad to have you as part of the team, and look forward to the valuable contributions you'll make at AssemblyAI!
5.0
21 May 2026

Exciting

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working at AssemblyAI is highly rewarding and exciting. Voice AI research and adoption is developing rapidly, with leaders in the market pushing advancements on a weekly basis. Every week presents a new challenge and employees are given autonomy to make an impact and are rewarded when they do so. If you're looking for a challenge and want to make an impact on the frontlines of AI, this is definitely the place. Our models have been market-leading for the last 3 years and our research and engineering team is constantly improving them at impressive speed. People here are genuinely great to work with, intellectual, collaborative, and eager to make an impact. Everyone wants to win and be part of building the best Voice AI company in the market. Leadership hierarchy has flattened over the last two years which has allowed for more transparency and better communication across teams. Feedback loops have improved. There's a lot you can accomplish here.

Cons

It can be a grind because the whole market is moving so fast. The bar is high for good reason.

5.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great people who genuinely enjoy learning together - Remote work with plenty of in-person offsites - Unlimited budget to experiment with AI, tools, agents, etc. - Plenty of room to grow your skillset and make a real impact - Flat org means your work actually gets seen and shipped

Cons

- Company moves and iterates fast; moving slow is not an option - Strategy and priorities shift with the market; you have to be ready for constant change - The bar is high so if you want to coast or stay in a narrow lane, this isn't the place Going to preface this by saying I don't normally write these reviews. I find Glassdoor to be more like Instagram than real life. It's a mirage of pointed viewpoints - often negative - that rarely reflect what's actually true inside most companies. I felt compelled to write this one because the recent reviews highlight trends I don't recognize. They describe the natural friction of a startup moving fast, vigorously adopting AI, staying lean and flat, and being driven by people who actually care. If you want to frame those things as negatives (as some have), you'd call them: chaotic, micromanaging, demanding, unforgiving. But that framing misses what's actually happening here. The pace is fast because voice AI is moving at warp speed and companies that hesitate get lapped. Leadership being in the details isn't a trust problem - it's people who care about the outcome and are willing to roll up their sleeves to get there. The "demanding" part is mostly what it looks like when smart people push each other to do their best work. If you want a clearly defined role, predictable quarters, and the ability to clock out mentally at 5pm - this isn't going to be the place for you, and that's fine. But if you want to be around sharp people, work on hard problems with real stakes, and actually move the needle on something that's reshaping an industry, it's hard to find a better seat right now. The folks writing scathing reviews aren't lying about what they experienced - they're describing a place that wasn't built for them.

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