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 66 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp packages." ((in 38 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "most people are great colleagues" ((in 34 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?

"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 7 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)); "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?

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

(738 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 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

Jul 11, 2023

Best company in my career experience

Renewals manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We work remote and our culture allows us to have the flexibility to achieve a work-life balance. People are great, hard working, and with good intentions. Teams are very diverse since everyone's from everywhere.

Cons

Wish I could hang with my coworkers more often or have more coworkers in my city

5.0

May 18, 2023

Amazing All Remote Company to work for

Sr. executive business administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All remote company - schedule flexibility Great management Hard work recognized and promoted Job progression Pay and Benefits are awesom

Cons

Only one negative which would be working in an all remote company sometimes can be tough getting to build relationships with you co-workers compared to an in office position.

GitLab Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience working at GitLab. We’re very glad that you’ve had such a positive experience working with management and that you see your work being recognized and career growth being supported! While forming relationships with colleagues at a fully-remote organization can be challenging, we’ve curated some ways to foster these types of relationships on our Informal Communication Handbook page that you can check out here: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/

5.0

Feb 27, 2023

Great Company

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very detailed handbook. Everything is transparent. Very fair and honest place to work. Close knit all remote culture.

Cons

Pay could be more aggressive

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