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 121 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 114 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 101 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 52 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 51 reviews)); "Low salary when benchmarked against what similar tech companies pay" ((in 37 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 18 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

Mar 30, 2025

AM at Lightspeed

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great support from your team Cool perks being in the Auckland office

Cons

Constant change Targets can get high

Lightspeed Response

Hi there, thanks for leaving a review and for the impact you are no doubt having. The Auckland office is a great space and we agree, there are some fantastic perks! We are also pleased to hear you have a supportive team around you. Thanks again for your review.

5.0

Mar 23, 2025

Great People

Senior field sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing team, and workplace environment

Cons

Global Management and their ever changing goals and direction for the company

Lightspeed Response

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 amazing team and the culture at Lightspeed. We also appreciate your feedback regarding change and will share this internally. Thanks again

4.0

Mar 21, 2025

Lots of opportunities

Associate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people Diversified products to work with

Cons

Higher management is very untrustworthy

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you are making at Lightspeed. It's great to hear you are enjoying the people you are working with and the set of products. However, we are concerned to hear your comment about higher management and would like to understand this more. If you are open to it, we'd encourage you to reach out on our confidential mailbox people@lightspeedhq.com so we can address this feedback effectively. Thank you for sharing this and hope to hear from you soon.

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