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?

53% of GitLab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitLab 3.9 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 67 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp" ((in 41 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 38 reviews)); "The colleagues are amazing and always ready to help." ((in 33 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." ((in 23 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 16 reviews)); "hiring in an attempt to shrink their workforce, but without having to pay the absurdly good severance advertised in the "public" layoffs that were done in early 2023." ((in 7 reviews)); "Limited opportunities for career growth and to work on new projects" ((in 7 reviews)); "Limited opportunities for growth" ((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

(299 total reviews)

Bill Staples

38% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

2.7

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5.0

Aug 2, 2019

Awesome culture, organization and product

Support engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Everyone is extremely helpful and honest, transparency is like I've never seen before, everything about the company is documented and in the open handbook, great work/life balance where people respect each other's time and overall a really great environment. The interview process might take a bit longer but in my experience, I had updates and knew the details at all steps, plus everything about the interview process is also documented so I could read by myself. All the general struggles in remote are thought of and mitigated or alleviated: coffee calls and daily "breakout groups" calls for the social interactions that you may miss in a remote environment, asynchronous communication and the "document everything" mindset for working across multiple timezones and many others.

Cons

None so far! (read the last line above)

GitLab Response

Welcome to GitLab! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the interview experience. Our Recruiting team is constantly iterating on this process to make it as efficient and transparent as possible as we continue to grow. You also made a great point about the way we do all-remote work at GitLab. Check out our all-remote page to learn more about this approach or contribute to the page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

5.0

Aug 2, 2019

So far so good!

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All remote, company wide transparency, great benefits for US, diverse workforce, can tell your coworkers and leadership actually care.

Cons

All remote might not be everyone, normal start up problems.

5.0

Jul 29, 2019

Great Opportunity, Great Company, and Great Benefits

Commercial sdr manager - noram

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent hiring process. Great compensation and benefits. Ability to work remote Challenging job where you are always learning. Amazing people.

Cons

I have only been here for a short time and so far I have not found any cons.

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