Does GitLab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GitLab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GitLab. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitLab?

53% of GitLab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitLab 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitLab?

Account Executive (41) , Support Engineer (29) , Backend Engineer (21) , Software Engineer (18) , Sales (17) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (17) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (15) , Senior Backend Engineer (14) , Manager (13) , Solutions Architect (13) , Strategic Account Leader (12) , Sales Representative (11) , Engineering Manager (9) , Sales Development Representative (9) , Senior Software Engineer (9)

What are the pros of working at GitLab according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great, GitLab makes a point of hiring good humans and it shows" ((in 66 reviews)); "Great benefits and teammates." ((in 45 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 35 reviews)); "The team is great, from day one you're part of the GitLab family." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." ((in 22 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 16 reviews)); "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." ((in 6 reviews)); "Hard grind, silent layoffs, and constant stack ranking." ((in 5 reviews)); "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about GitLab layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GitLab layoffs and their outlook for job security at GitLab in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GitLab locations?

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3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(741 total reviews)

Bill Staples

38% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitLab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Aug 11, 2022

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Sales representative

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Pros

transparency, all remote, people, benefits, flexible hours, people first

Cons

all remote can be challenging for some, but they give you support and resources

5.0

Aug 7, 2022

Great Product, Excellent Culture, Customer Focused Team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

GitLab lives and breathes its CREDIT culture -- collaboration, results, efficiency, diversity & inclusion, iteration, and transparency. One of the most open, transparent, AND trusting companies you'll find. Leading-edge about how to work remotely.

Cons

Adapting to 100% remote can be a challenge for some.

5.0

Jul 25, 2022

Amazing company to work for

Director, strategy and operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- All-Remote - Flexible working hours - Asynchronous work - CREDIT Values - Results, not hours - Family and Friends first

Cons

- Can easily find oneself working too much given no set working hours - Some lack of cross-functional collaboration, but excited to fix that

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