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 1% 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 3.4 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 135 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 114 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 98 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 49 reviews)); "great office" ((in 36 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 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

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,071 total reviews)

Dax Dasilva

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

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

5.0

Jul 23, 2024

Amazing company to work for

Intermediate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best benefits, unlimited PTO, free lunch, free snacks, free coffee, fun office, great career growth

Cons

lay offs affecting morale, typical corporate bs

Lightspeed Response

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave this review and for the impact you are making at Lightspeed. It is heartening to hear your positive feedback regarding the benefits, office culture and career growth - we strive to provide Lightspeeders with a great employee experience. Thanks again for your review!

4.0

Jul 23, 2024

Not Bad

Product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice team, Nice manager, Nice office

Cons

Lots of ambiguity, slow processes

Lightspeed Response

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you’re making at Lightspeed! It's great to hear you enjoy your team, manager and office. It's concerning to hear about the ambiguity - it's important that our people have clarity to perform their best. We strongly encourage you to raise these concerns with either your manager, your People Business Partner or reach out on our confidential email people@lightspeedhq.com. This way we can talk through these concerns to bring you clarity.

2.0

Jul 21, 2024

Toxic

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people in your team

Cons

Poor commission vs target Not valued

Lightspeed Response

Hi there, we’re so sorry to read that you feel this way. We want all Lightspeeders to have a great employee experience and to feel supported to do great, impactful work. If you’re open to it please reach out on our confidential email people@lightspeedhq.com. Thank you for taking the time to review and share your perspective of your time with us—hope to hear from you directly very soon.

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