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

4.0

Apr 1, 2025

Happy but.....

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management team (direct report) Compensation is fair and bonuses attainable

Cons

Difficult to project long term future with company (layoffs every 6-9 months for 2 years straight) Some products seemingly being abandoned slowly.

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 experience with your manager has been a positive one and that your compensation is fair. It's also helpful to hear your perspective on how we can continuously improve with respect to change management. Thanks again for the review!

5.0

Mar 31, 2025

Great place to work

Hr officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HQ office is great Always events going on

Cons

Not many career opportunities for experienced individuals unless they are already in leadership positions

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 perspective on the head office - it really is an amazing office space with a huge focus on people experience. Its also helpful to hear your perspective on how we can continuously improve - with regards to career opportunities, we'd definitely encourage you to speak to your leader about this as we want everyone to feel like they have an opportunity to grow and develop at Lightspeed. Thanks again for the review!

4.0

Mar 31, 2025

Love the people, company on the back foot

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every employee regionally is amazing good work ethic cool office

Cons

Canadian head office out of touch Premature expansion has the company on the back foot

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review and for the impact you made during your time at Lightspeed. We are pleased to hear your sentiments about the people within your region, their work ethic and the office space, and it's helpful to hear your feedback about the areas that you felt weren't so great. Thanks again for the review!

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