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?

63% of Lightspeed employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightspeed 3.8 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 (55) , 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 (16) , 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 124 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 117 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 98 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 54 reviews)); "beautiful office in a castle" ((in 39 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 51 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 40 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 30 reviews)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((in 23 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.

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Lightspeed reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,081 total reviews)

Dax Dasilva

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

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 1,081 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

Sep 6, 2024

Low pay, but nice people

Anyonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people and coworkers Flexible to work later if you need

Cons

Pay is very very low Too unorganised

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for your review and the impact you made during your time at Lightspeed. It’s great to hear your feedback regarding your colleagues and flexibility. With regards to pay, we aim to pay competitively and regularly review this against the market. We also strive to provide our employees with great benefits such as flexible paid time off, health and wellness benefits, 60 days work from almost anywhere and world class offices. Thanks again for your review and we wish you all the best in your next steps!

5.0

Sep 6, 2024

New to role

Field account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comp plan is better than where I came from

Cons

Really isolated in the role

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for your review. We are concerned to hear that you feel isolated in your role—we want all of our people to thrive and feel part of Lightspeed. We would encourage you to reach out to your manager or your People Business Partner to talk this over and find concrete steps to address this. Thanks again—we’re sure you’re making a huge impact in your role.

4.0

Sep 5, 2024

Best People

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The biggest pro at LS were the people! The culture was great

Cons

Poor salaries unfortunately. Benefits were decent not great.

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for your review and the impact you made during your time at Lightspeed. It’s great to hear your feedback regarding the people—we really do have some amazing and talented people working for Lightspeed. With regards to pay, we aim to pay competitively and regularly review this against the market and strive to provide our employees with great benefits such as flexible paid time off, health and wellness benefits, transit benefits for some locations and world class offices. Thanks again for your review and we wish you all the best in your next steps!

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