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 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitLab?

54% 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, 3.3 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 70 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp packages." ((in 41 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great teams throughout!" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GitLab according to real employee reviews?

"Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." ((in 25 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)); "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." ((in 6 reviews)); "Furthermore, there is blatant favoritism within the team, with certain individuals receiving preferential treatment while others are unfairly sidelined." ((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?

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GitLab reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(738 total reviews)

Bill Staples

39% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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GitLab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 738 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

738 reviews

5.0

Jun 30, 2020

best company I have worked for in my career

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart people, work life balance, family first culture, great benefits, working from home, great product

Cons

No real cons that are worth mentioning. Sometimes personalities clash but thats normal. As a company, its a great place to work

2.0

Jun 29, 2020

Sub par startup with great marketing headlines

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product that the market is excited about.

Cons

If you speak up to upper management, be prepared to be put on plan depending on you speak to. This company is going public and pulling all the wool over the eyes to get there. If you're an URG you're safe here They're letting people go during covid to due "execution" so they don't get any bad publicity.

5.0

Jun 29, 2020

GitLab - Great place to work

Principal practice manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Documentation-first approach helps ensure asynchronous, distributed culture thrives. Values are clear, well documented, and lived by all employees. Tons of smart and motivated employees. Progressive and flexible working agreements. All remote. Periodic all team gatherings. Great outlook to capture a larger percentage of an expanding market. Compensation and Benefits are great.

Cons

100% remote takes some getting used to - sometimes hard to shut work off.

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