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 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitLab?

50% 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 3.2 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)); "Benefits are great, non" ((in 39 reviews)); "The team is great, from day one you're part of the GitLab family." ((in 30 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." ((in 22 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 16 reviews)); "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." ((in 7 reviews)); "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" ((in 6 reviews)); "The current layoff in progress was communicated poorly and not planned at all." ((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?

San Francisco , New York , Austin , Denver , Washington , Raleigh , Los Angeles , Boston , Atlanta , San Antonio , San Diego , San Jose , Seattle , Minneapolis , Portland , Nashville , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Reston , Saint Louis , Dallas , Sacramento , Southington , New Brunswick , Teaneck , West New York , Huntsville , Lehi , Alexandria , Ashburn

GitLab reviews about "pay"

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

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Reviews by job title

65 reviews

4.0

Aug 8, 2025

Overall Great Company

Named account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product is good quality and wanted by customers Roadmap is innovative and moving in the right direction

Cons

Churn can be high in certain territories Need more competitive pay

2.0

Feb 24, 2026

Culture is gone after the new CEO started

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall I really enjoyed most of my time at GitLab, as I had worked there for 5 years before the leaving. It was only in the last few months the cracks started show. - Remote work - Unlimited PTO (this got a bit more strict as time went on) - Good pay for UK + RSUs - Good pension - Average UK parental leave - 16 weeks paid

Cons

- New CEO has taken GitLab from a fantastic unique company, to just another large American corporation without a soul - Basically all of previous C-suite is gone, and Bill has brought in his old friends

5.0

Jul 29, 2025

Best Place I've worked at

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote Flexible timings Great pay Work Life Balance Understanding Managers and Teamamtes

Cons

None so far in an year.

3.0

Jul 12, 2026

Remote work with competitive pay but quality issues persist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, full-remote work environment

Cons

Recent layoffs and reorg caused a negative impacts on product quality, workplace atmosphere, and workload. This isn't "Speed and Quality," it's "Haste and Sloppiness."

3.0

Jul 21, 2026

Reasonable pay, but lacks team planning and feedback

Security engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable pay for a global company. Good budget to buy tooling

Cons

Next to no regular team planning or roadmaps, and very little guidance or regular feedback.

1.0

Jul 10, 2025

Think again if you are joining the FP&A org

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loads of work Cross functional teams

Cons

Private equity work culture in the FP&A org with much lower pay than PE The leaders are extremely clueless. Not just one leader. All of them. We had people leaving without any backup offers.

4.0

Feb 23, 2026

Good overall

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong remote culture - Strong product fit, GitLab is wellknown and competitve - remote work culture

Cons

- Pay is not competitive - Competitive, political culture

2.0

May 27, 2026

Gone down hill since Bill took over

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Remote work - Good pay - Good people - Flexible leave policy (which is very likely to change soon)

Cons

- Leadership aren't communicating properly - Priorities change without notice - AI is being overhyped as a solution to all problems - Expectation that we should 100x our productivity - Not enough focus on stability

1.0

Nov 11, 2025

Beware

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote only, Decent pay, Handbook first (Used to be)

Cons

Beware of the APAC GTM Team. They are hiring people only from their circle or contacts and not allowing anyone to grow in the org

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