Company Insights
Published on
August 27, 2025
Total Employees
157
7.2% from last year
24
New Hires (YTD)
34
5% of total workforce
Departments
12
650 in Engineering
Locations
17
5,012 in New York, NY
Sendbird builds in-app chat, voice, and video APIs for software developers and currently employs about 160 people. The company reports 34 recent hires against 24 departures, indicating steady net headcount growth. Its staff is split between core engineering talent and go-to-market roles, supporting customers that embed real-time communications into their products. This balanced structure reflects Sendbird’s dual focus on platform innovation and customer enablement.
Engineering and Sales & Support are the two largest groups, each accounting for roughly 29 % of total headcount (46 employees per team). Marketing & Product follows at about 18 %, underscoring an emphasis on market education and roadmap execution. Smaller yet essential functions—Business Management, Human Resources, and Finance & Administration—collectively represent around 20 % of the organization, while Quality, IT, and Consulting roles make up the remaining 3 %. The addition of 34 new employees suggests that growth has been concentrated in client-facing and technical positions to strengthen both product capabilities and customer adoption.
Sales and Support
46
Engineering
46
Marketing and Product
28
Business Management
13
Human Resources
10
Finance and Administration
10
Quality
2
Information Technology
1
Consulting
1
Other
0
Sendbird maintains a notably distributed workforce. Approximately one quarter of employees are based in San Francisco, while Seoul hosts just over one fifth. Smaller offices operate in New York, Singapore, London, San Jose, San Mateo, Denver, and Austin, each employing between 2 and 6 people. A significant 36 % of staff are classified under “Other,” pointing to remote or flexible arrangements that extend the company’s reach beyond its primary hubs and support global customer coverage.
Seoul, South Korea
34
San Francisco, CA
40
New York, NY
5
Singapore, Singapore
6
London, UK
3
San Jose, CA
3
San Mateo, CA
3
Denver, CO
4
Austin, TX
2
Other
57
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