SoundCloud
The world's largest open audio platform and artist-first music streaming service, hosting 400+ million tracks from 40+ million creators across 190+ countries. Founded in Berlin in 2007, SoundCloud empowers independent and established artists to upload, share, promote, and monetize their music while enabling fans to discover new sounds. The first music company to introduce fan-powered royalties, SoundCloud operates as a two-sided ecosystem purpose-built for both artists and fans, generating €288 million in revenue (2023) and reaching operational profitability for the first time in its 16-year history.
SoundCloud is the artist-first music streaming and sharing platform that empowers established and independent artists to connect and share through music. What's next in music is first on SoundCloud.
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About the Company
900
Employees
Late Stage / Private
Stage
~$542–552 million total (Series A through Series G/corporate rounds, 2009–2020)
Funding
€288 million (FY 2023, first EBITDA-positive year)
Revenue
180,000,000
Customers
235,700
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📍 HQ: Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany
📈 World's largest open audio platform and artist-first music streaming service; unique niche as a creator-driven discovery platform for independent music, DJ sets, remixes, and emerging artists; ~6% monthly reach in the US streaming market
Legal: SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG · Valuation: ~$1 billion (estimated, 2024 target sale price)
Reg: HRA 55946 B (Amtsgericht Charlottenburg (Berlin))
Managing Directors: Eliah Seton (CEO), Tom Sansone (COO & CFO), Dr. Steve Abrams (CTO), Ama Walton (EVP & General Counsel), Jennifer Caserta (Chief People Officer & CDO)
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Tech Stack
🛠️ Engineering & Work Culture
Engineering Culture
Microservices architecture transitioned from monolithic Ruby on Rails ('The Mothership'). 5-level engineering career framework (individual to company-wide impact). ~57 public GitHub repositories, active Backstage developer blog, generalist engineering culture with shared code ownership, strong code review practices, and 'Bar Raiser' interview system.
Work Environment
Hybrid
Remote Work Policy
Flexible hybrid — no mandatory in-office days; roughly 50% of employees work hybrid 1–2 days/week; some fully remote positions available
Methodology
Agile
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🌈 Diversity & Inclusion
Dedicated DEI department with four Diversity Resource Groups: Clouds of Color (BIPOC), Women at SoundCloud, Women in Engineering, QueerClouders (LGBTQ+). DeveloperBridge Program — a year-long paid traineeship training people from diverse backgrounds to become engineers. Annual anonymous diversity surveys, quarterly D&I retrospectives, and employee-facing data dashboards on demographics and retention.