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 71 reviews)); "Remote , flexible hoursmostly, good benefits" ((in 41 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "The colleagues are amazing and always ready to help." ((in 28 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 22 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 15 reviews)); "Furthermore, there is blatant favoritism within the team, with certain individuals receiving preferential treatment while others are unfairly sidelined." ((in 6 reviews)); "Hard grind, silent layoffs, and constant stack ranking." ((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

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).

Reviews by job title

740 reviews

2.0

Aug 16, 2022

Very limited career progression opportunities

Senior product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* most people are great colleagues * quite good remote-first company with the asynchronous communication being preferred

Cons

* feels very American as most team members (and most of the leadership) are US-based * it changed since the IPO, now reaching profit ASAP is the most important thing * poor allocation of resources * poor people management * a lot of incompetence among the leadership * very limited opportunities for career progression in the design team

3.0

Aug 15, 2022

Worklife Balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great worklife balance and great colleagues

Cons

None I can think of

5.0

Aug 11, 2022

Big fan

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

transparency, all remote, people, benefits, flexible hours, people first

Cons

all remote can be challenging for some, but they give you support and resources

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