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 66 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great teams throughout!" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 24 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 24 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 15 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 5 reviews)); "Limited opportunities for growth" ((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

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Item: GitLab
Rating: 5
Author: Current employee - Frontend Engineer

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)

Bill Staples

39% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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4.0

May 1, 2017

Very transparent, ultimate flexibility, and great company culture

Junior front end engineer

Recommend

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Pros

- Flexibility of working remote - Freedom to work on features that interest you - The transparency is amazing - Diverse and super nice team! - Solid company values - listed in employee handbook (it's published online!) - Amazing community of people behind the product - The company summits are a huge perk!

Cons

- Have to be able to work on tasks in parallel due to people not always being available - Often have below-average salaries

5.0

Jan 18, 2017

An excellent company with an outstanding culture

Frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- 100% remote - a lot of freedom and trust is granted in how you spend your work hours - great benefits - a very diverse team of people all over the globe - (their entire employee handbook is open source and published online - give it a look!)

Cons

- average to below-average salary - a lot of responsibility to manage time effectively - a high bar for hiring due to recent spike in publicity and popularity

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