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 reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,072 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 1,072 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 24, 2021

Wonderful place to work and grow

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work and grow a career in software and technology. I’ve been with the company for close to 4 years and have always had a wonderful experience with my co-workers and leaders. There are many opportunities for growth.

Cons

Benefits are good but salary can be more competitive. Work like balance can be better. WFH has helped with this.

5.0

Nov 22, 2021

Working for Lightspeed HQ

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for, amazing people and culture, fantastic perks

Cons

Bagels are readily available in the office, too hard to resists :-)

3.0

Nov 17, 2021

Fast paced - growing pains

Sales account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits Equipment (laptop) Company parties/events

Cons

Lots of company issues from the top down Restructuring

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