Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Suno
Small (~200)
Best For
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Suno
Best for: Creative technologists who want to work at the intersection of AI and music at a rocketship hitting $300M ARR
Ratings
Scale AISuno
3.5
4.2
Overall
2.7
3.8
Work-Life Balance
2.9
4.3
Culture & Values
3.5
4.2
Comp & Benefits
2.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Mikey Shulman)
Culture Values
Scale AI only
No unique values
Suno only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
Suno
- 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
- Compensation & benefits rated 3.5/5 — below market for AI startups
- Startup growing pains — processes and structure still catching up to rapid scaling
Bottom Line
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Suno
Mission-driven team building the leading AI music platform with explosive growth — but startup growing pains and below-market comp for the AI space.
Open Roles
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Suno — 44 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📋 Product
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
💼 Sales / GTM
1
Summary
Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.7 work-life balance rating. Suno scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate. Suno also emphasizes Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Scale AI has 175 open roles and Suno has 44 open roles.