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?

61% 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?

"Working remotely is a great benefit" ((in 126 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 121 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 106 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 39 reviews)); "It's also a great office, nice to work on Macs, and the paid OPUS pass is nice." ((in 35 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 35 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 20 reviews)); "Sometimes hours are long sometimes" ((in 15 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

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,068 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 1,068 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

5.0

Jun 16, 2023

great environment

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really cool colleagues, friendly and helpful people, great company culture.

Cons

Sometimes it felt like working in silos.

Lightspeed Response

Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your review here on Glassdoor! Thank you for all of the contributions you made during your tenure at Lightspeed. If you have any specific feedback you are welcome to write to us on our confidential email: people@lightspeedhq.com - it goes without saying that we wish you all the best in your new endeavours.

2.0

Apr 4, 2023

Solid Pay but chaotic company

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Solid Pay - nice team - good product

Cons

- broken structures - too much admin burden - messy onboarding and customer support

Lightspeed Response

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to review here at Glassdoor. We're happy to hear you're enjoying your team and the products - we're aiming for a world-class employee experience. If you have specific feedback around your concerns we'd strongly encourage you to share ideas or feedback with your manager. We take our onboarding and customer support very seriously and welcome ideas and discussion. Thanks for all of the contributions you've made so far in your 3+ years at Lightspeed.

4.0

Dec 26, 2022

Great Workplace

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great workplace, lot of support from the management. Not much intervention from management side for improving technical problems.

Cons

Not much care or reward on technical achievement. Especially on "invisible" technical development.

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