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?

60% 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 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lightspeed?

Account Executive (53) , 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 127 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 107 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 106 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 48 reviews)); "Great Office" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 49 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 36 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)); "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

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,070 total reviews)

Dax Dasilva

75% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,070 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

Aug 4, 2025

A really good organization focused on growth and work-life balance

Sr. product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly organized and growth oriented. Free once a week meals for team bonding. Lovely office space. Supports employees health and professional skills

Cons

Mostly a WFH company, but if you want to visit the office, you'll need to reserve your sear in advance.

Lightspeed Response

9mo

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for the contributions you made during your time at Lightspeed. It's wonderful to hear that you found our organization to be highly organized and growth-oriented. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

3.0

Jul 31, 2025

Good perks, kind of toxic

Implementation consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks: free lunch, coffee, metro card, benefits

Cons

Hybrid work (prefers remote) Mgmt moves targets up every month. The workload is unrealistic, not sustainable. Results in high turnover

Lightspeed Response

9mo

Hi there, thanks for your review. Its great to hear you appreciate all the perks on offer however the cons you mention are not the experience we want our people to have. If you'd be open to it, we'd like to understand more so that we can best address this - our confidential mailbox is people@lightspeedhq.com. Thank you for sharing this and hope to hear from you soon.

1.0

Jul 30, 2025

lightapeed vt work

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

sometimes the group meetings are good

Cons

team is weird and low commission

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