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).

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1K reviews

4.0

Apr 12, 2023

Great Benefits and Compensation

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working remotely is a great benefit

Cons

working environment stressfully and not getting recognized

Lightspeed Response

3y

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review here on Glassdoor. We're glad to see you're enjoying our benefits and compensation offerings, but it's concerning to hear your cons. We strongly encourage you reach out to your manager or People Business Partner to have a conversation about recognition and stress—we want all of our people to be able to do great work and to develop the career they want at Lightspeed.

3.0

Apr 11, 2023

LSPD

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits office WFH salaries learning growth

Cons

red tape big company politics

Lightspeed Response

3y

Hello, thank you reviewing here on Glassdoor. We're happy to hear you enjoyed the benefits, office, growth and more while you were with us. If you had further specific feedback as to red tape or politics you're very welcome to write to our confidential email people@lightspeedhq.com with further details. We're striving for a world-class employee experience at Lightspeed and value all feedback. Thank you for all of the contributions you made during your time at Lightspeed and we wish you all the best with your future endeavours.

4.0

Apr 11, 2023

Great company!

Senior launch specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, unlimited paid time off, rrsp matching 4$, RSUs, 500$ health and wellness credit and more

Cons

Lower salaries, many overlapping positions/departments

Lightspeed Response

3y

Hi, thank you for taking the time to share your review here on Glassdoor. It's great to hear all of the specific benefits you cite as pros, we're aiming for a world-class employee experience and feedback is always welcome. If you have further feedback we encourage you to reach out to your manager or People Business Partner to have a conversation. Thanks for all of your contributions to Lightspeed so far!

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