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 128 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 107 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 107 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 39 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lightspeed according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 53 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 37 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)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((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

4.0

May 3, 2023

Lightspeed

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibel Gute Arbeitsplätze Tolles Team

Cons

Teilweise sind interne Prozesse chaotisch

Lightspeed Response

3y

Guten tag! Hallo and thanks for taking the time to review here on Glassdoor. And thanks for all of your contributions to Lightspeed so far in your 5+ years at Lightspeed. Congratulations! If you have further feedback we always welcome ideas and discussion, feel free to reach out to your manager, People Business Partner for a conversation on any concerns or via our confidential email: people@lightspeedhq.com if you prefer.

3.0

Apr 24, 2023

Not so great

Ops manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are cool and cool ambiance in office

Cons

All over place, they don’t take care of employees growth

Lightspeed Response

3y

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 tenure 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.

4.0

Apr 18, 2023

Great company

Technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Support, great offices, daily catered meals, training, growth opportunities

Cons

requires some weekend shifts, n/a

Lightspeed Response

3y

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to share your review here on Glassdoor. We appreciate hearing everything that you found to be a pro about working at Lightspeed. If you have further feedback feel free to write to us on our confidential email: people@lightspeedhq.com - thank you for all of the contributions you made during your time with Lightspeed. All the best for your future endeavours.

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