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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitLab?

Account Executive (39) , 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 41 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great teams throughout!" ((in 29 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 24 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 15 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 6 reviews)); "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" ((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 GitLab locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Diego , Washington , Raleigh , Atlanta , Denver , Boston , Austin , San Antonio , San Francisco , Seattle

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(734 total reviews)

Bill Staples

47% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 734 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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734 reviews

5.0

May 28, 2026

Good culture and interesting product, but leadership churn is high

Staff frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and interesting product.

Cons

Lots of churn in leadership

5.0

May 11, 2026

Great team and leadership, still refining AI strategy

Sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've been here for just under a year and genuinely love everyone I work with. People care about what they do, they're sharp, and they're motivated. I've been around long enough to know the grass isn't always greener — the market is unpredictable and no company is perfect. I'm really happy with my leadership team and the individual contributors I get to work with.

Cons

We're still working through our AI strategy, but outside of that, our playbooks are well established in regards to managing customer accounts (expansion/upsell sales motion). I am a minority. We can work on hiring more minorities and being more diverse.

5.0

May 2, 2026

Empowered engineering culture

Staff backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering empowered culture. Those with initiative can get a lot done.

Cons

Difficult environment to navigate for more junior folks

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