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 125 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 115 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 107 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 48 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 36 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 35 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)); "There are some great managers in this company, but they are few and far between and usually don’t stay very long." ((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.

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

Feb 8, 2024

Great place to work

Technical support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Team culture Good benefits

Cons

Not much, It is a really great place to work.

Lightspeed Response

2y

Hi, thanks for your review and your contribution to Lightspeed over the past 4 years. We are glad to hear you feel we have a great team culture and benefits - we strive to provide our employees with a great experience. We hope that you continue to enjoy your time at Lightspeed!

5.0

Feb 7, 2024

Growing place

Senior data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company and great collaboration among peers

Cons

management changing too frequently since i joined

Lightspeed Response

2y

Hi, thanks for your review and the impact you are making so far. It's good to hear that you are experiencing great collaboration amongst your peers. We acknowledge that there have been some changes in management recently however we believe these changes will help us adapt and continue to grow sustainably but understand that this can cause uncertainty.

4.0

Feb 5, 2024

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Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cool office to work out of

Cons

it was great while i was there so none

Lightspeed Response

2y

Hi, thanks for your review and for the impact you made during your time at Lightspeed. It's fantastic to hear that you enjoyed the work environment - we strive to provide our employees with fantastic office spaces. Thanks again for your review

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