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?

53% 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 3.3 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 68 reviews)); "Great benefits and teammates." ((in 48 reviews)); "The colleagues are amazing and always ready to help." ((in 33 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 31 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 24 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 14 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)); "Hard grind, silent layoffs, and constant stack ranking." ((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 , 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

53% would recommend to a friend

(740 total reviews)

Bill Staples

38% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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GitLab has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 740 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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740 reviews

5.0

Feb 2, 2023

Really awesome company. A unicorn.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing way of working asynchronously. Unlike any company I’ve worked for prior.

Cons

Adjustment period getting used to the different way of working (all Slack - no email, asynchronous, meeting agendas).

2.0

Feb 2, 2023

Great place for work/life balance, not so much for career development or making money due to churn

Sales executive

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Gitlab is an awesome place for work/life balance: fully remote but with FTF meetings at will, both with customers, partners and employees, really family oriented. 2. Great product that customers love. 3. Awesome sales growth.

Cons

1. The company prefers to hire new people instead of promoting from within, which leads to significant headcount churn. 2. Uncapped revenue churn at some levels in the sales organisation, which may not even be legal, amounting to significant penalties on the sellers who may have no control over the matter.

5.0

Jan 26, 2023

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Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Competitive compensation - Great product and all remote environment. Paving a path for all remote development. - Life work balance is amazing. Truly flexible and folks are still very productive.

Cons

- All remote can be challenging for some folks so something to consider as there are no offices.

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