Suno
Small (~200)
Tailscale
Small (~290)
Best For
Suno
Best for: Creative technologists who want to work at the intersection of AI and music at a rocketship hitting $300M ARR
Tailscale
Best for: Systems engineers who value location-equal pay, generous parental leave, and working on deeply technical networking problems
Ratings
SunoTailscale
4.2
4.4
Overall
3.8
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.5
Culture & Values
4.2
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Mikey Shulman)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Avery Pennarun)
Culture Values
Suno only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 Wears Many Hats🌱 Learning & Growth
Tailscale only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🪟 Transparent
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
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
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
Bottom Line
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.
Tailscale
Intellectual, engineer-led culture with same pay worldwide and 26 weeks parental leave — but career progression is limited and middle management is still maturing.
Open Roles
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
Tailscale — 52 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
11
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
📣 Marketing
2
Summary
Suno scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Tailscale scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Suno also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Wears Many Hats, Learning & Growth. Tailscale also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive, Transparent.
On the hiring front, Suno has 44 open roles and Tailscale has 52 open roles.