Does Lightmatter pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lightmatter employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lightmatter. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lightmatter?

82% of Lightmatter employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightmatter 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lightmatter?

Software Engineer (3) , Engineer (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Lightmatter according to real employee reviews?

"Lightmatter has created a culture of innovation focused on supporting the very people who make it happen." ((in 4 reviews)); "helpful team" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Leadership does not understand the difference between a science experiment and a product." ((in 3 reviews))

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Lightmatter reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Nick Harris

83% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Lightmatter has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lightmatter 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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Gender

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Reviews by job title

32 reviews

4.0

Jun 19, 2020

Lightmatter

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team members and cutting edge technology

Cons

commute to downtown boston is not pleasant during winters and mostly bad for half the year

5.0

Nov 30, 2018

Fun and intellectually challenging workplace

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Get to work on problems at the cutting edge and come up with novel solutions - Fellow employees are both incredibly smart and kind. Everyone there is an expert in what they do and very generous with their time in answering questions - Much collaboration across domains and teams - Management actively solicits feedback and acts on it - Good work life balance, especially for a startup

Cons

- The work is so novel that you shouldn't be surprised if you find yourself confused sometimes. Luckily if you don't understand it someone else surely does!

4.0

May 11, 2026

Brilliant people and products, but management struggles

Sr. staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Brilliant People, interesting products, moving fast

Cons

Nontechnical management, too many fires

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