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 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitLab?

58% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitLab?

Account Executive (39) , 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 71 reviews)); "Great benefits and teammates." ((in 41 reviews)); "The team is great, from day one you're part of the GitLab family." ((in 30 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great team members" ((in 24 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 14 reviews)); "The current layoff in progress was communicated poorly and not planned at all." ((in 6 reviews)); "Furthermore, there is blatant favoritism within the team, with certain individuals receiving preferential treatment while others are unfairly sidelined." ((in 6 reviews)); "New leadership doesn't have a clue of what to do." ((in 6 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

58% would recommend to a friend

(734 total reviews)

Bill Staples

47% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Culture and values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 734 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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734 reviews

5.0

29 Jul 2025

Best Place I've worked at

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Remote Flexible timings Great pay Work Life Balance Understanding Managers and Teamamtes

Cons

None so far in an year.

5.0

22 Jul 2025

Amazing Culture

Associate site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Gitlab might be one of the best companies to work for out there The culture here is amazing , everybody is supportive , the senior leadership genuinely wants good for you , extremely flexible working hours , unlimited PTO and very transparent in all of its processes

Cons

None , I am glad I got the opportunity to work for Gitlab

5.0

15 Mar 2025

Great company to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great culture, Transparency, Asyc workmode

Cons

Nothing as of now tbh.

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