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?

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 130 reviews)); "Lots of genuinely great people" ((in 113 reviews)); "The culture was great" ((in 103 reviews)); "great team building new product driven interesting role" ((in 40 reviews)); "great office" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Bad Management" ((in 51 reviews)); "Salaries are low and comp plan is very confusing." ((in 37 reviews)); "Constant layoffs, its a running joke in this company that when you become a Team Lead you are about to get laid off." ((in 28 reviews)); "But I know some people that does not have good manager." ((in 22 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 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

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,075 total reviews)

Dax Dasilva

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,075 reviews)

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Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,075 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

4.0

Oct 21, 2020

Good startup to work for

Pos solutions consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work environment, team, startup

Cons

Can be a stressful work environment during high quota months

5.0

Oct 19, 2020

Lightspeed

Personal assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for.

Cons

Enjoyed every part of my time with the company

3.0

Oct 12, 2020

review for lightspeed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it is good employer is good work is good

Cons

employer is not great no hike

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Jobs at Lightspeed

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