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 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitLab?

58% 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, 3.4 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 67 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp packages." ((in 41 reviews)); "The team is great, from day one you're part of the GitLab family." ((in 34 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 23 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 14 reviews)); "Hard grind, silent layoffs, and constant stack ranking." ((in 6 reviews)); "Furthermore, there is blatant favoritism within the team, with certain individuals receiving preferential treatment while others are unfairly sidelined." ((in 6 reviews)); "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." ((in 6 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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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(735 total reviews)

Bill Staples

47% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 735 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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735 reviews

2.0

Jun 12, 2026

Great product but new management changes direction

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product and founder, unique working experience

Cons

new management team has taken a different direction

1.0

Jun 10, 2026

A recipe in how to destroy a company

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be an amazing company with strong values culture. Still some good folks hanging on.

Cons

Work culture is beyond toxic. Execs are panicking as they have no vision for the product. The company has zero understanding of margin and profitability.

3.0

Jun 10, 2026

Strong culture sacrificed for fast results under new management

Senior support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The most amazing and stronger bonding culture you can find out. People truly take care of each other

Cons

The new management estructure ditched that culture for "quality results, fast" which most of the time is an oxymoron

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