The company accounts [1] break this down a bit, reporting the staff numbers as 123 &quot;builders&quot;, 73 &quot;operators&quot; and 40 &quot;pushers&quot;.<p>A slide deck about SoundCloud [2] explains that &quot;builders&quot; are the design, engineering and product teams, &quot;operators&quot; are finance, HR and legal, and &quot;pushers&quot; are the platform, community, content and marketing teams.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;beta.companieshouse.gov.uk&#x2F;company&#x2F;06343600&#x2F;filing-history" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;beta.companieshouse.gov.uk&#x2F;company&#x2F;06343600&#x2F;filing-h...</a>
[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slideshare.net&#x2F;dagrobie&#x2F;16-months-soundcloud&#x2F;5-Organization_Builders_Operators_Pushers_Design" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slideshare.net&#x2F;dagrobie&#x2F;16-months-soundcloud&#x2F;5-Or...</a>