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 131 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 117 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 97 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 46 reviews)); "great office" ((in 32 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 49 reviews)); "Low salary when benchmarked against what similar tech companies pay" ((in 39 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 26 reviews)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((in 19 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

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

2.0

Nov 19, 2024

Good

Billing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product & CRM system

Cons

Poor management - no growth opportunity

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to review. It's great to hear your appreciation for the product and CRM system. However, the concerns you raise about management and growth opportunities aren’t the experience we want for our people. We take feedback like this seriously and will review these areas to improve. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

4.0

Nov 14, 2024

Great company to work

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Colleagues are easy to approach and really helpful

Cons

Slow growth in career development

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’ve managed to maintain a work life balance along with having helpful and approachable colleagues. It’s helpful to hear your perspective on how we can continuously improve, thanks again for the review!

1.0

Nov 11, 2024

don't do too good, you will disrupt things

Sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great colleagues and amazing people to work with benefits exceed most companies

Cons

terrible leadership, big egos across the company all they care about is their stock price most short sighted company i ever worked for

Lightspeed Response

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s great to hear that you met amazing colleagues and people during your time at Lightspeed. We’re concerned to hear about your experience with negative leadership and will take this feedback onboard. Thank you for sharing this feedback.

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