Does SoundCloud pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SoundCloud employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SoundCloud. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SoundCloud?

70% of SoundCloud employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SoundCloud 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SoundCloud?

Software Engineer (18) , Engineer (8) , Intern (6) , Product Manager (5) , Data Scientist (4) , Marketing (4) , Backend Engineer (3) , Director (3) , IOS Engineer (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Audio Engineer (2) , Business Analyst (2) , Community Support Specialist (2) , Manager (2)

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

"The culture is great and the freedom to work from anywhere was cool." ((in 23 reviews)); "Best work/life balance that I had" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 9 reviews)); "Kind and smart colleagues" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good benefit and on site events." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"If you suck up to senior leadership and abide by their rules then you will succeed here." ((in 13 reviews)); "Terrible track record with middle and upper management." ((in 8 reviews)); "mid TC, pay could be better, limited advancement oppts" ((in 5 reviews)); "Internally things felt adrift in the worst way, before and after massive layoffs." ((in 5 reviews)); "Salaries are low and it does not match up with the demands of the job" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SoundCloud redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(188 total reviews)

Eliah Seton

81% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture and values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

SoundCloud has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SoundCloud employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

188 reviews

1.0

4 Nov 2021

They need to get their stuff together

Brand partnerships

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Not much I could recommend.

Cons

Lack of clear direction and support for the sales team, especially those far away from HQ. No transparency at the time, the layoffs of 2017 were communicated quite hastily and not well organised.

3.0

16 Aug 2022

Salary

Audio engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good company, Good brand, Average

Cons

I can't say too much on this. It is on average

2.0

25 Sept 2016

Started out cool, got worse and worse. Needs work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Great vacation days, parental leave, and health + dental insurance - Health and wellness budget - Learning and development budget - Fun product - Nice office - Many people devoted to making the product and company better

Cons

- Toxic people in high positions who manage not to get fired - Diversity & inclusion was said to be a priority but no one has time for it - People complain about issues but no one fixes them - Understaffed, hence the previous two points - Stressful because it's the music business - Technical career advancement is fairly impossible unless you are willing to move to Berlin - Management proficiency varies heavily because training is scarce - Some very incompetent people managed to get hired somehow - NYC office environment was very bro-y and competitive - Salary could be better for the amount and quality of work expected

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