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 123 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 116 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 100 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 47 reviews)); "great office" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 56 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 38 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 26 reviews)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((in 21 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

(1,073 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 1,073 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

3.0

Aug 15, 2014

Awesome work culture, but management needs improvement.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome office. Room to grow. Good benefits.

Cons

Disorganized. Management is often power hungry. Salaries aren't that great.

5.0

Sep 27, 2013

Customer Support Hero

Customer support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful environment, tons of opportunity for personal growth and career advancement, with a truly amazing team. Lots of amazing events and benefits for employees. Plus, in our office there is a corgi. Beat that!

Cons

The highly variable nature can sometimes be quite challenging and unpredictable.

5.0

Sep 5, 2013

Challenging and fast-paced with great leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-High growth with lots of potential and opportunity. -Results oriented environment. -Excellent leadership: Dax (CEO) is an ideal leader. -Exciting challenges to take on at every level of the company. -Awesome products in the market and in the pipeline. -Design oriented culture produces work we can all be proud of.

Cons

-High growth leads to some chaos. -Fast-paced environment can be overwhelming at times.

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