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

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

May 13, 2024

Sales

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to get your feet wet with sales but no growth opportunity.

Cons

Under pay. No growth opportunities

Lightspeed Response

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to review and for your no doubt numerous contributions while you were with Lightspeed! We have a very structured approach for the sales team to recognize performance and foster upward career mobility, however feedback always brings opportunities to review how this is experienced for the team so we can continuously improve. Thank you for raising this and it goes without saying we wish you the very best with your next chapter.

3.0

May 11, 2024

Stay away

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Conceptually they have a good mission! But good intentions are not good enough!

Cons

This company continues to struggle and laying off people. Dot leave your stable job to work here!

Lightspeed Response

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review and for all of the positive impact you no doubt made during your time at Lightspeed. It’s great to hear our mission resonated with you. We value all feedback and will share your perspective here with the relevant leaders. It’s never an easy decision to make to let go of any employees and if your role was impacted then please know what a tough call it was. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.

3.0

May 9, 2024

Okay Company

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture good benefits office is fun

Cons

no major complaints - just always changing

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for reviewing and for the positive impact you would have no doubt made during your time at Lightspeed. Super great to hear what you enjoyed about the culture and benefits—and the fun! We want all Lightspeeders to have a great employee experience and to feel supported to do great, and meaningful, work. It goes without saying we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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