1.0
Feb 17, 2026
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Remote Compensation Benefits Flexibility with work hours
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Leadership especially in HR and Legal Unattainable work expectations leading to no work life balance
GitLab reviews
3.5
54% would recommend to a friend
Bill Staples
39% approve of CEO
38% positive business outlook
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GitLab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 737 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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737 reviews
Feb 17, 2026
1.0
Feb 12, 2026
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Some of the practices I saw in my tenure at GitLab make for good “you won’t believe what my former employer did!!” cocktail conversation
Cons
New Sr Leadership is a JOKE. Most must be buddies of the CEO rather than experts in their field. Hiring decisions are horrid with new team members coming in having huge egos and limited skill. The Chief People Officer is worse - promoted from within, he doesn’t know how to lead and clearly doesn’t trust his team. They can’t launch a program on time with some programs having multi-year delays and limited communication as to why (just ask any current team member about the “job architecture project”).
2.0
Feb 11, 2026
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All remote, loads of flexibility. As long as you get your work done, no one cares where you are. Hiring is top notch, people who are at the company are great. They are some of the best and smartest people I've ever worked with. In my area (revenue org), first and second line leadership is great and shields us from a lot of the noise across the company. I know this isn't the case company wide, so do your homework and talk to lots of people. Comp is OK, maybe a little under industry norms, but it's not terrible. Benefits are also in line with industry norms. Insurance in the US is a little pricier than other companies I've worked for, but it's not terrible. Comp+benefits are decidedly average, GitLab is not trying to "buy" people to work for them. No frills is the best way to put it. The core product works very well. Sure, there are bugs (it's software after all), but they get fixed. It's not vaporware. There is relatively high brand awareness, though we often get confused with GitHub. Existing GitLab customers absolutely love the product and company. Overall, it's not a bad company to work for, it's just nowhere near as good as it was under the previous CEO and senior leadership team. The shine is gone, what's left is serviceable. I'd still recommend this as a place to work, it's just not special. It's just another company.
Cons
Since Bill Staples coming onboard in late 2024, the culture has shifted dramatically. We are not handbook first and asynchronous, there are loads and loads of "mandatory" meetings, and if you miss them watching recordings is tracked and required so you don't wind up on the naughty list. The handbook is largely irrelevant and out of date. There's little transparency and sooooo much micro-management and busy work. Lots of task logging, internal certifications, you name it. I get it, they are trying to put repeatable processes in place to grow the company, but we're all adults here. Bill also brought on all of his buddies at the C level, it's been a complete turnover at the top, and so far C level leaders appear to be out of touch with reality. It's rare to hear from C level leaders anymore (which happened all the time under the previous CEO). The stock price has tanked and continues to plummet. Duo Agent Platform is really good, and a great piece of software...but it's about a year late to market. Working long hours is both encouraged and rewarded, which is a HUGE shift from previous leadership. Promotions are hard to come by and largely politically based, and expenses are tracked religiously. Overall, this is not a special company anymore. It's a company past its prime. I get the feeling that current leadership is trying to wring every ounce of value from it before selling or taking private. In other words, GitLab isn't special anymore, it's just another company. It's not a bad place to be, just know what you're coming in to.
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