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

Jul 4, 2023

Good job with many opportunities

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* If you are motivated you can propose your ideas and likely you will be able to implement it. * Flexible approach from management if you have some personal requirements. * Pretty good collaboration among teams, people always will help you

Cons

* Return to the office policy. You have to spend part of the time in the office. * If you're not motivated and don't have interesting ideas then you will do some boring stuff.

Lightspeed Response

2y

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review. And thanks for your contributions to Lightspeed so far in your career with us. If you have further feedback we welcome ideas and discussion, feel free to reach out to your manager or People Business Partner.

5.0

Jul 3, 2023

Best decision ever to work for Lightspeed

Payroll specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lightspeed is truly one of the best companies I have ever worked for. Lightspeed is a professional and caring company and their employees count and mean so much to them. I have never had such a warm welcome on my first day of starting at Lightspeed than at any other company I have worked for before. I have only been with Lightspeed for two month's and I feel like part of the family and as if I have worked for Lightspeed for many years. Everyone is all departments is so willing to help you settle in to make your work experience the best ever. You will never look back again, choose Lightspeed as your company to work for.

Cons

I cannot think of any cons - I can only think of positive facts

Lightspeed Response

2y

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review. And thanks for your contributions to Lightspeed so far in your career with us. If you have further feedback we welcome ideas and discussion, feel free to reach out to your manager or People Business Partner.

4.0

Jun 29, 2023

Family-oriented Work Culture

Technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No Micro-managing and flexible working hours

Cons

- Lacks employment perks - Average compensation

Lightspeed Response

2y

Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your review here on Glassdoor! Thank you for all of the contributions you made during your time at Lightspeed. If you have further feedback feel free to write to us on our confidential email: people@lightspeedhq.com - it goes without saying that we wish you all the best in your new endeavours.

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