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?

"Working remotely is a great benefit" ((in 126 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 113 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 105 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great work / life balance" ((in 34 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 50 reviews)); "Low salary when benchmarked against what similar tech companies pay" ((in 36 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 27 reviews)); "There are some great managers in this company, but they are few and far between and usually don’t stay very long." ((in 21 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

Apr 16, 2025

Not a bad place to start

Sales deceloment representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team. Great coworkers to work with

Cons

Micro management, lower than industry standard

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review and for the impact you're making at Lightspeed. It's great to hear your enjoying the team and your co-workers and it's helpful to hear your perspective on how we can continuously improve. Thanks again for the review!

5.0

Apr 16, 2025

Great place to work

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product and team and flexibility

Cons

Not sure to be honest

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review. We are happy to hear the pros you have listed and that it is a great place to work. Thanks again for the review and for the impact you are making at Lightspeed!

2.0

Apr 13, 2025

Toxic teams

Growth marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, good location, good benifits

Cons

Low pay, bad managment, toxic teams.

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Whilst it's great to hear you enjoyed the food, location and benefits, we're concerned to hear the cons you have outlined and we will take this onboard. Thank you for sharing your review. It goes without saying we wish you all the best with your future endeavors.

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