Suno

AI Music Generation — Make Any Song You Can Imagine

The consensus on Suno: Choose Suno if you want to build at the frontier of AI music with a creative, fast-shipping team — but expect below-market comp and startup growing pains.

2022
Founded
Cambridge, MA
Headquarters
~200
Employees
~$500M
Valuation (2024)
Culture Overview

What it's really like to work at Suno

Founded in 2022 by Mikey Shulman and team, Suno is the leading AI music generation platform with over 2M paid subscribers. The culture is engineering-driven and fast-shipping, with a small team where everyone wears many hats. Expect a creative, mission-driven environment at the intersection of AI and music, where individual contributors have real impact on product direction.

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Glassdoor Ratings

Suno Glassdoor Ratings & Employee Reviews

4.2
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on 6 reviews
Culture & Values 3.9
Compensation & Benefits 3.5
Senior Management 3.9
Career Opportunities 3.6
Work-Life Balance 3.8
Overall Rating 4.2
85% Recommend to a Friend
CEO: Mikey Shulman (CEO & Co-Founder)
Employee Review Themes

Working at Suno: Pros & Cons

What employees love

  • Building the leading AI music platform with 2M+ paid subscribers and explosive growth
  • Creative, mission-driven team working at the intersection of AI and music
  • 85% recommend to a friend — employees genuinely enjoy the product and team
  • Fastest-growing AI music startup — $300M ARR and counting
  • Small enough to have real impact on the product direction

What could be better

  • Compensation & benefits rated 3.5/5 — below market for AI startups
  • Startup growing pains — processes and structure still catching up to rapid scaling
  • Culture & values rated 3.9/5 — some friction as the team scales quickly
  • Cambridge, MA location limits the talent pool compared to SF
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

Python PyTorch TypeScript React AWS Audio ML

Open Source & Research

Active in audio ML research. Working on foundational music generation models. Collaborates with music industry partners.

Engineering Blog

Sharing research on audio generation, music AI, and creative tools. Visit Suno →

Team Structure

Startup-stage team in Cambridge, MA. Engineers work across the full stack from model training to frontend. Flat structure where everyone contributes to product decisions.

Open Positions

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