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?

"good benefits and office perks" ((in 128 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 107 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 105 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 53 reviews)); "Great Office" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 51 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 40 reviews)); "Constant Layoff, no job security" ((in 26 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)); "It's a known fact in the company that you can walk into work one day to find that you've been made redundant and you're out of a job while senior leadership will not tell the whole truth about the situation we find ourselves in" ((in 13 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

3.0

Feb 21, 2023

Good culture

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good culture overall and learning opporutnities

Cons

Not much to share at this stage

Lightspeed Response

3y

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to review!

4.0

Feb 21, 2023

Excellent, pleasant organisation to work for

Senior sofware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very open and flexible - Great engineer management - Solid level of talent in the organisation - Plenty of opportunity to work outside your stack - Great HR and culture policies

Cons

- Lack of vision for the products - Lack of communication regarding layoffs - Misleading company wide talking about financial state

Lightspeed Response

3y

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review and share your perspective. We appreciate your comments. Absolutely, these decisions weren’t made lightly, nor made overnight, however we appreciate that it feels like that during such a time. We wish you all the best and thank you for your contributions to Lightspeed in your time with the company.

5.0

Feb 20, 2023

Great people-oriented culture

Lead developer in test

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work conditions - Talented people - Cohesive teams.

Cons

A bit of more standard processes could help boost communication and collaboration across teams.

Lightspeed Response

3y

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to review, your feedback is much appreciated!

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