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 (40) , 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 68 reviews)); "Great benefits and teammates." ((in 48 reviews)); "The colleagues are amazing and always ready to help." ((in 33 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((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 24 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 14 reviews)); "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" ((in 6 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))

What are employees saying about GitLab layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed GitLab locations?

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53% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)

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37% positive business outlook

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GitLab reviews FAQs

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.
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.
The top reviewed jobs include
Account Executive(40) ;
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) .
Users say... "The people are great, GitLab makes a point of hiring good humans and it shows" "Great benefits and teammates." "The colleagues are amazing and always ready to help." "great work/life balance" "Great team members"
Users say... "Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." "Hard grind, silent layoffs, and constant stack ranking."
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.

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Glassdoor has 808 GitLab reviews submitted anonymously by GitLab employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if GitLab is right for you.

GitLab reviews FAQs

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.
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.
The top reviewed jobs include
Account Executive(40) ;
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) .
Users say... "The people are great, GitLab makes a point of hiring good humans and it shows" "Great benefits and teammates." "The colleagues are amazing and always ready to help." "great work/life balance" "Great team members"
Users say... "Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." "Hard grind, silent layoffs, and constant stack ranking."
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.