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 69 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp packages." ((in 39 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 35 reviews)); "most people are great colleagues" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." ((in 25 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 7 reviews)); "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." ((in 6 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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GitLab reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(738 total reviews)

Bill Staples

38% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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GitLab has an employee rating of 3.4 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

Sep 3, 2024

Good company

Marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, benefits and flexibility!

Cons

Not much honestly except exec leader communication

2.0

Sep 3, 2024

A good place to work, but has structural problems

Staff frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Generally good benefits - Offers ESPP - Working hour flexibility - fully remote - Great co-workers - Converging towards less trust and more control

Cons

- Compensation is good, but could be better - Problems with location integration, e.g. tax filings and a health plan that doesn’t compensate Denmarks governmental health plan well - Very feature and deadline focused - Not enough dedication to paying down technical debt

5.0

Aug 30, 2024

Really transparent and trust their employees

Intermediate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I joined a few months ago and have really enjoyed it so far. I knew exactly what to expect when joining since everything about the way GitLab works is available on the public handbook. Once I joined I confirmed that they do take their values seriously and was trusted to do my work the best way that works for me. At the same time I had support along the way with any issues that could come up.

Cons

None that I can think of yet.

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