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

3.0

Jul 28, 2025

Bumpy Road Ahead

Field account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting opportunity at a firm which is growing.

Cons

Growing pains, still finding feet in the market. Needs to find out if product market fit works in their current expansion.

Lightspeed Response

9mo

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to review and for the impact you're making at Lightspeed. It's great to hear that you find it to be an exciting opportunity at a growing company. We appreciate you sharing your candid thoughts on the growing pains, and we will take this feedback onboard. Thanks again for your review!

5.0

Jul 25, 2025

Great company to work for!

Senior talent partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Growth Opportunities Flexible, inclusive working environment

Cons

None to share for the moment

Lightspeed Response

10mo

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review and for the impact you're making at Lightspeed. It's great to hear that you value the great benefits, growth opportunities, and flexible, inclusive working environment. Thanks again for the review!

5.0

Jul 22, 2025

So far so good :)

Senior site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best practices, top-notch hardware, ability to work fully remote with no intentions of RTO (which is rare nowadays), no micromanagement, non-toxic environment, nice benefits package, clear career path, awesome work-life balance, and transparent management.

Cons

So far I haven't spotted any

Lightspeed Response

10mo

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review and for the impact you're making at Lightspeed. It's great to hear that you appreciate the culture, ways of working and benefits we have to offer. Thanks again for the review!

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