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?

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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(743 total reviews)

Bill Staples

37% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 743 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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2.0

Nov 17, 2025

Leadership is crumbling

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Remote work still which is nice

Cons

C-suite has been swapped out left right and center. The company isn't what it used to be. We used to be async first and transparent. Now its about cramming in meetings and hiding decision making.

1.0

Feb 22, 2025

Steer Clear - No Growth, Much Churn and a Lot of Politics

Strategic account executive

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CEO approval

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Pros

1. A lot of smart people used to work for Gitlab 2. Great platform of a product 3. Fully remote - if you like this, it's huge plus! 4. Work-life balance

Cons

1. No promotion from within, no matter the results. 2. Churn - people get tired and leave. 3. Politics - amazing amount for a fully remote organisation!

3.0

Nov 30, 2024

Covert sexism

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits for Australia Incredibly flexible

Cons

Probably the worst sexism I have experienced in my decade long career. Promotion process is unclear. Yes their is a table in the handbook but it's just vague corporate language.

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