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 1% 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 120 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 115 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 101 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 44 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 53 reviews)); "Low salary when benchmarked against what similar tech companies pay" ((in 37 reviews)); "Constant layoffs, its a running joke in this company that when you become a Team Lead you are about to get laid off." ((in 27 reviews)); "Sometimes hours are long sometimes" ((in 14 reviews)); "Communication and collaboration is an ongoing process of improvement." ((in 11 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.

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Lightspeed reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,075 total reviews)

Dax Dasilva

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Aug 11, 2021

Nice company with vert satisfied employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Teamwork, Decent pay, Opportunity to learn and expand skill set, open-minded work environment, good workflow, happy people!!

Cons

Not yet found. Maybe they are growing a little bit too fast?

2.0

Aug 10, 2021

Good

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment, friendly workers, flexible time, opportunities to get promoted

Cons

Too early to tell unknown. I have been there for 2 months only

5.0

Aug 4, 2021

Work hard play hard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ambitious and energetic people Great learning environment to develop your skills and competencies Challenging goals and projects

Cons

Work life balance is tough - high growth and ambitions drive you to work hard and achieve the goals, be aware of your boundaries

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