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 135 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 116 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 105 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 49 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 54 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 35 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 25 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

3.0

Mar 13, 2022

Nice culture but very fast growth

Senior product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and community, with ok compensation.

Cons

Worked with a very broad range of time difference.

Lightspeed Response

4y

Thanks for taking the time to share your review—it's helpful to hear the feedback on time zones as we're always seeking ways to improve our processes for a good work-life balance.

5.0

Mar 11, 2022

A review

Director of hrd

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, good management, nice relationships

Cons

There are no specific cons observed.

Lightspeed Response

4y

Thanks for taking the time to review--your feedback is appreciated.

5.0

Mar 10, 2022

Great place to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and company culture

Cons

Takes a little longer to learn to navigate a large organization

Lightspeed Response

4y

Thanks for this review. We’re committed to building a great company culture and it's appreciated to hear the feedback.

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