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?

63% of Lightspeed employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightspeed 3.8 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 (55) , 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 129 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 111 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 107 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 47 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 53 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 32 reviews)); "People leaving and layoffs are common." ((in 26 reviews)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((in 20 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

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,078 total reviews)

Dax Dasilva

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,078 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jul 22, 2021

General

Software enginnner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good tech stack and cool engineering vibes.

Cons

Vend drags its feet with raises for internal promotions and stuff, but always pays lots for new hires.

5.0

Jul 8, 2021

SDR

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great energy, Anthony is incredible.

Cons

None to add, great company culture

2.0

Jul 3, 2021

Sales Development Rep

Sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High earning potential as an account exec

Cons

Non stop calling all day

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