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 122 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 116 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 103 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 49 reviews)); "Great work / life balance" ((in 34 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 40 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 27 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

5.0

May 5, 2025

Great Place To Work, Before the Culture Shifted

Sales manager/account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money, stock, location, trips, rewards.

Cons

Management in the C-suite is a revolving door.

Lightspeed Response

1y

Hi there, thank you for your review and for the impact you made during your time at Lightspeed—we’re glad to hear you valued the compensation, rewards, and experiences during your time with us. We also appreciate your candid feedback on leadership and product strategy. Thank you again for being part of the Lightspeed journey—we wish you all the best in your next chapter.

5.0

May 2, 2025

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive work environment, great compensation

Cons

There's not much to be identified as cons. Overall great place to work.

Lightspeed Response

1y

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review and for the impact you're making at Lightspeed. It's great to hear that you appreciate the positive work environment and the compensation. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts!

3.0

May 1, 2025

good entry role

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company culture and team spirit

Cons

way too much turnover. constantly people quitting and you need to pick up their work company constantly does M&A

Lightspeed Response

1y

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review. It's great to hear that you enjoy the Culture and the team spirit. However, the cons you mention aren’t at all the experience we’d like for our people and we take all feedback seriously. If you'd be open to it, we'd like to speak to you about this further and would encourage you to reach out to your People Business Partner. Thank you for sharing this feedback.

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