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 9% 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 3.9 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 (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 43 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 25 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 21 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 16 reviews)); "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." ((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)); "Limited opportunities for career growth and to work on new projects" ((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

(298 total reviews)

Bill Staples

36% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

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4.0

May 31, 2019

Great People

Sales development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work life balance and benefits. Awesome people to work for and with

Cons

Long interview process, onboarding,

5.0

May 24, 2019

Off to a great start

Senior frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are amazingly friendly and helpful. Gitlab's processes and documentation are the best I've ever seen.

Cons

It can be a bit overwhelming. I am a huge fan of remote work, but this level of communication and documentation may not be for everyone. (and that's ok!)

5.0

May 23, 2019

Radically open, joyfully honest, and leading the way in remote work.

Senior frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you have a passion for DevOps this is the place to be. GitLab offers the opportunity to contribute to every aspect of the DevOps loop and uses its own software to improve the performance and productivity of its own developers and developers everywhere. Are you a skilled developer who prefers using and contributing to open source solutions? Do you value transparency, rapid iteration, and your own autonomy? If so, then you would fit right in at GitLab.

Cons

As part of a rapidly growing organization with remote employees working together from all around the world, you will need to be naturally self-driven in order to succeed. GitLabbers are wonderful and talented people and the onboarding process is long and well-conceived. But, as a manager-of-one, you will need to embrace disciplined personal organization and balance work and personal life appropriately to ensure your own health and happiness.

GitLab Response

Thanks so much for leaving such a thorough review! It's important to consider all the pros and cons of fully remote work, so it's great that you brought that up. We've submitted a merge request to add one of the cons you mentioned to the "all-remote" page on the GitLab site: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/23664

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