Does Lightspeed pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lightspeed employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lightspeed. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lightspeed?

61% of Lightspeed employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightspeed 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lightspeed?

Account Executive (54) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (37) , Account Manager (36) , Sales (28) , Support Specialist (25) , Software Developer (24) , Implementation Consultant (19) , Software Engineer (18) , Senior Software Engineer (15) , Customer Support Specialist (14) , Technical Support Specialist (14) , Product Manager (13) , Technical Support (13) , Manager (12) , Customer Success Manager (11)

What are the pros of working at Lightspeed according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and health coverage" ((in 122 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 116 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 103 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 49 reviews)); "Great work / life balance" ((in 34 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lightspeed according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 52 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 40 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 27 reviews)); "There are some great managers in this company, but they are few and far between and usually don’t stay very long." ((in 20 reviews)); "Can only speak for the team I worked on but the leadership was very poor and everyone felt insecure about their position and was over worked." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lightspeed layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lightspeed layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lightspeed in 2026.

Lightspeed reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,075 total reviews)

Dax Dasilva

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,075 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lightspeed employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Mar 4, 2020

Great company perks - interesting time to be here

Training team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits in general and a nice work environment. An open office with plenty of natural light. Company is always listening to feedback and making positive changes.

Cons

Not enough holiday days to balance out the high-pressure work environment. Not enough structure in the company org chart to clearly define your potential next steps.

1.0

Feb 26, 2020

Not fun

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

there are snacks and that's about it

Cons

an unclear social hierarchy and a mess of disorganization

3.0

Feb 21, 2020

Good company values, poor management

Support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company promotes inclusive values and teamwork is highly encouraged

Cons

Team leaders and most of management in the support department seem to be disconnected from the rest of the company and support as a whole does not seem to be a very high priority regardless of what leaders say

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Great company perks - interesting time to be here

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Good company values, poor management

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