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?

"Working remotely is a great benefit" ((in 131 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 113 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 97 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 44 reviews)); "Great work / life balance" ((in 37 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 39 reviews)); "Layoffs happen often so the vibes are low right now honestly" ((in 27 reviews)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((in 22 reviews)); "Sometimes hours are long sometimes" ((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.

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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

4.0

Sep 1, 2025

AE

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture Good onboarding & training

Cons

AE commission is not paid out unless 60% of monthly quota is obtained

Lightspeed Response

9mo

Hi there, thanks for the review. We're glad to hear you're enjoying the culture and that our onboarding and training programs have set you up for success. We also appreciate your candid feedback regarding the commission structure. Thanks again

2.0

Aug 31, 2025

Nice

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work environment and good team.

Cons

cann't say anything beside legacy codebase

Lightspeed Response

9mo

Hi there, thanks for your review. We're happy to hear you had a good experience with your team and the work environment. Thanks again and we wish you the all the best in your next career move.

4.0

Aug 31, 2025

Good company to gain experience

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company to evolve and gain expertise and experience

Cons

Target doesn’t really depends on you but on the marketing department.

Lightspeed Response

9mo

Hi there, thanks for the feedback and for taking the time to share your experience with us. We're happy to hear that you've been able to grow and gain valuable expertise during your time here. We also appreciate your honest comments about the targets - its important that our teams are set up for success and so we will feed this back to the relevant teams. Thanks again

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