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 (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?

"Great benefits and health coverage" ((in 123 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 113 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 108 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 51 reviews)); "It's also a great office, nice to work on Macs, and the paid OPUS pass is nice." ((in 37 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 50 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 37 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 26 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

(1,071 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 1,071 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

May 23, 2025

Good vision/ low execution

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are very nice and talented

Cons

open PTO is very bad (not sure what is your right) some people get time off triple the others because they are popular

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you made during your time with us. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the folks you worked with and it's helpful to hear your perspective on how we can continuously improve. Thanks again for the review.

2.0

May 22, 2025

Great

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place of work to me

Cons

Sometimes hours are long sometimes

Lightspeed Response

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your time working for Lightspeed. Thanks again and we wish you all the best

5.0

May 19, 2025

Excellent Sales Career

Manager, account management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We have the Elite Program which allows team members to have a great sales trajectory in their sales career either as an individual contributor or in sales management

Cons

High stress due to monthly and quarterly goals.

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you are making at Lightspeed. We are so pleased to hear your thoughts on the Sales Elite Program - we are very invested in the growth of our people and this feedback is certainly appreciated. Thanks again for the review!

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