Does GitLab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GitLab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GitLab. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitLab?

61% 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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitLab?

Account Executive (39) , Support Engineer (28) , 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 (12) , Strategic Account Leader (12) , Sales Representative (11) , Sales Development Representative (9) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Senior Product Manager (8)

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 69 reviews)); "Great benefits and teammates." ((in 41 reviews)); "most people are great colleagues" ((in 32 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great team members" ((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)); "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 growth" ((in 5 reviews)); "Furthermore, there is blatant favoritism within the team, with certain individuals receiving preferential treatment while others are unfairly sidelined." ((in 4 reviews)); "Diversity and inclusion just a pretence not applied to key roles." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about GitLab redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GitLab redundancy and their outlook for job security at GitLab in 2026.

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3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(727 total reviews)

Bill Staples

51% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Culture and values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 727 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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727 reviews

1.0

1 Apr 2026

Horrible

Senior devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work from home benefits. Some great colleagues.

Cons

Terrible leadership. No Sales. Long working hours.

4.0

19 May 2025

Culture concerns

Staff backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Motivated team Exciting opportunity Growth vertically and horizontally

Cons

Zero in-person meet up opportunities No global yearly event as Contribute was cancelled Async culture being diluted all the time

5.0

23 May 2023

Lives by their values

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A company that lives by its values day to day Set up for really successful remote working Great PTO policies Excellent employee support options and benefits

Cons

The prospect of not being able to translate my work-friends to real-life friend who I can meet up with when we're not longer working together - the biggest challenge of remote working!

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