Does GitLab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GitLab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 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?

54% 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, 3.3 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 teams throughout!" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp packages." ((in 37 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 24 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 21 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 14 reviews)); "The current layoff in progress was communicated poorly and not planned at all." ((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)); "Furthermore, there is blatant favoritism within the team, with certain individuals receiving preferential treatment while others are unfairly sidelined." ((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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3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(738 total reviews)

Bill Staples

39% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 738 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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738 reviews

5.0

Mar 3, 2025

Great culture, great people

Learning and development specialist

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people and a culture reinforced by great leaders. Transparency and documentation make it easy to do your job

Cons

Frequently shifting priorities can make it hard to contribute. Managers that are also expected to deliver as ICs can't execute on strategy

5.0

Feb 25, 2025

GitLab is a great place to work

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great leaders - good training - wide exposure to business - great mentoring and learning opps - awesome culture

Cons

- being remote can be a challenge sometimes

1.0

Feb 24, 2025

Very risky place to be in with current leadership's directions

Senior account leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Product, Remote work culture

Cons

Management directionless. Biased and unprofessional. Leadership is not grounded. High insecurity of job continuity. Every 3 months, the bets performers are shown the door as company does not want to pay your full variable earnings.

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