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 128 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 107 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 107 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 39 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 53 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((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 25 reviews)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((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

May 26, 2025

solid benefits but a disjointed system

Senior quality assurance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility benefits good salary great office no micro managing

Cons

frequent process changes company feels disjointed

Lightspeed Response

1y

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re pleased to hear you’re enjoying the flexibility, benefits, and supportive work environment—we know how important it is to feel trusted and empowered in your role. We also appreciate your honest input on the areas for improvement and we recognise how important clarity and cohesion are. Your feedback helps us do better, so thank you again for sharing your experience.

3.0

May 23, 2025

Good vision/ low execution

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are very nice and talented

Cons

open PTO is very bad (not sure what is your right) some people get time off triple the others because they are popular

Lightspeed Response

1y

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you made during your time with us. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the folks you worked with and it's helpful to hear your perspective on how we can continuously improve. Thanks again for the review.

2.0

May 22, 2025

Great

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place of work to me

Cons

Sometimes hours are long sometimes

Lightspeed Response

1y

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your time working for Lightspeed. Thanks again and we wish you all the best

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solid benefits but a disjointed system

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