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 3.3 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?

"Working remotely is a great benefit" ((in 126 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 121 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 106 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 39 reviews)); "It's also a great office, nice to work on Macs, and the paid OPUS pass is nice." ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 51 reviews)); "Low salary when benchmarked against what similar tech companies pay" ((in 35 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 15 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

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,069 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 1,069 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

Nov 11, 2019

Awesome environment with amazing people to work with

Ap clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Open space to work -Easy to communicate with everyone -There's always a helping hand and guidance -Benefits are amazing here -Kitchen is fully stocked so no one can ever leave hungry -Work hours work like flex time depending on the time of the month -Pay is pretty competitive

Cons

-Work/Life Balance (although that can be manageable)

4.0

Nov 11, 2019

A lot of work but a lot of room for growth too

Senior accounts payable specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A friendly, young, fun team Meals provided if you work late Social events, company parties, swag New software and processes are being implemented constantly to improve AP process LOTS of room to grow, learn and advance A-Z AP process so you can touch many different elements of AP unlike some companies where you're stuck with specific tasks only

Cons

High workload with overtime needed at month end (if you like to keep busy it's the perfect place for you) Young team so the process isn't smooth yet (but it's getting there!)

3.0

Mar 11, 2019

Good is good but too much is too much

Lead generator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment great facilities great perks

Cons

Sales pressure, living the culture

Lightspeed Response

Thank you for your review. We’re glad that you enjoyed our environment and perks during your time with us. We’d be happy to discuss the areas of improvement you mentioned in order to help us continue to understand where we can get better. Please feel free to reach out to your former HR Business Partner to chat if you’d like to share more. Thanks again!

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