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).

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1K reviews

4.0

Feb 20, 2021

Great place to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment.

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, stimulating environment to work in.

Cons

Office politics, hours can be long.

5.0

Feb 19, 2021

Amazing company and and high growth ahead

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome culture. Lots of great people leaders here and room to grow my career.

Cons

Working across time zones is hard. But I guess that's normal for a global company. Nothing else jumps out.

5.0

Feb 18, 2021

Sales

Medewerker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great office great team Healthy work environment Great benefits

Cons

No work life balance, very much work hard play hard

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