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 (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 128 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 113 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 106 reviews)); "My team was great." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great work / life balance" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 50 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 39 reviews)); "major layoffs, no direction from upper management" ((in 25 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)); "Can only speak for the team I worked on but the leadership was very poor and everyone felt insecure about their position and was over worked." ((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

(1,077 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 1,077 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

5.0

Mar 11, 2021

good culture, high growth

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and manager. Nice location and High growth.

Cons

Pay is not competitive. Nothing else.

5.0

Mar 11, 2021

Amazing People Amazing Opportunity

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being part of Lightspeed has taken us to the next level

Cons

NONE! Great place to grow

5.0

Mar 5, 2021

Amazing company

Customer support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- company culture - amazing benefits - management is great to their employees

Cons

- internal HR for advancement needs some working on as process is always lengthy

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