Does GitLab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GitLab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 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?

52% of GitLab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitLab 3.8 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 68 reviews)); "Great benefits and teammates." ((in 40 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 34 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 23 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)); "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" ((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?

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

GitLab reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(742 total reviews)

Bill Staples

37% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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GitLab has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 742 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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742 reviews

1.0

May 1, 2023

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Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

There are some nice perks, but that is just what they are. - Remote Work - Flexible Hours

Cons

- Struggling with change and having common agreement amongst leaders - Favoritism within leadership - Lack of culture and some of the other values, its in the handbook, but they are not lived in all teams. - Handbook may or not be updated - Only transparent when it's beneficial - Overworked teams that continue to have work piled on them - High Stress Environment

5.0

Apr 30, 2023

Sales at Gitlab

Strategic sales leader

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Pros

Company has an amazing culture, they were the pioneers to remote work and also great health benefits and 401k match

Cons

few leaders really destroying the company people with zero DevOps experience are being hired as sales leaders Gitlab needs to hire better leaders! I left Money on the table because I wanted to leave my manager, not the company! Gitlab is amazing

5.0

Apr 27, 2023

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Order management specialist

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Pros

Work-Life balance is amazing at the moment.

Cons

None at the moment for now.

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