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?

"Working remotely is a great benefit" ((in 128 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 120 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 102 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 49 reviews)); "It's also a great office, nice to work on Macs, and the paid OPUS pass is nice." ((in 41 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 54 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 37 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((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)); "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.

Lightspeed reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,073 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 1,073 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

5.0

Apr 27, 2022

Amazing

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to grow your career.

Cons

Room for improvement at the product level.

Lightspeed Response

4y

Thanks for reviewing--it's good to hear your perspective on what worked well and what held room for improvement. We appreciate you taking the time to share your ratings.

5.0

Apr 4, 2022

Great place to work

Team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great benefits package, and a suite of products you can trust have our customers best interests at heart. Extremely inclusive. Events throughout the year, very flexible vacation options. Theres a lot of good things to say about Lightspeed!

Cons

Company currently going under a lot of changes with recent acquisitions, this of course brings some challenges as we adapt. However, the potential growth and success will be worth the effort!

Lightspeed Response

4y

Thanks for this review and your insights--we really appreciate hearing the feedback on what's working well or needs focus on at the moment.

5.0

Mar 30, 2022

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company has good work culture

Cons

None I can think of now

Lightspeed Response

4y

Thanks for this review--feedback is always appreciated on what's working. We're striving for a high-performing world-class culture so this is really good to hear.

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