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      Lightspeed

      Engaged Employer

      Lightspeed reviews

      3.5

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (1,070 total reviews)
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      Dax Dasilva

      75% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,070 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
      5.0
      Nov 4, 2025

      Best company to work for

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lovely culture, amazing people, the company really cares about the employees

      Cons

      You have to work hard to excell

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      Lightspeed Response
      4mo
      Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you’re making at Lightspeed. It’s great to hear your positive feedback about the culture, the people, and your sense that the company genuinely cares about its employees. We also appreciate your perspective on the level of effort required to excel, and we’re glad this is recognised as part of doing meaningful work. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and for your continued contribution at Lightspeed.
      5.0
      Nov 2, 2025

      Great place to work

      Software development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of flexibility PTO , Hybrid, working from another country up to 60 days Interesting problems to solve Lots of opportunities to grow if you are willing to put the effort.

      Cons

      Recently a lot of employee churn in Auckland office. Key engineer with more than 10 years tenure left so there are a few knowledge gaps.

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      Lightspeed Response
      4mo
      Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you’re making at Lightspeed. It’s great to hear that you value the flexibility we offer, the opportunity to work on interesting problems, and the ability to grow your career through effort and development. We also appreciate you sharing your perspective on recent employee churn and the resulting knowledge gaps. Feedback like this is important to us as we continue to strengthen our teams and support sustainable growth. Thanks again for the review and for your continued contribution at Lightspeed.
      4.0
      Oct 31, 2025

      Pretty good so far

      Field sales executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefit packages, training programme, communication

      Cons

      Micro management. 4% pension contributions, No clear development path to progress.

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      Lightspeed Response
      7mo
      Hi there, thank you for sharing your candid feedback after your first few months with Lightspeed. We're pleased you highlighted the strength of our training programme, communication, and benefits packages. We also appreciate your candid feedback on the areas of opportunity. Thanks again for leaving a review
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