Does Lightcast pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lightcast employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lightcast. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lightcast?

52% of Lightcast employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightcast 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lightcast?

Software Engineer (45) , Account Manager (9) , Research Analyst (9) , Account Executive (8) , Analyst (4) , Data Engineer (4) , Data aggregation associate (4) , Intern (3) , Product Manager (3) , Product Specialist (3) , Quality Analyst (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Software Engineer II (3) , Associate Customer Support Engineer (2) , Associate Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Lightcast according to real employee reviews?

"Great people" ((in 27 reviews)); "The company has a great culture, it is tight knit and you feel like you can talk to anyone." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great products, team, and work flexibility." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great leadership and flexible and kind managers." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lightcast according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and taking people for granted." ((in 26 reviews)); "Hike is gradual, less/no extra benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "It always felt like upper management wasn't concerned with the long" ((in 4 reviews)); "Compensation is generally low for what top performers could earn elsewhere." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lightcast redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(230 total reviews)

Timothy van den Broek

Not enough data to show CEO approval

52% positive business outlook

Lightcast has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 230 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lightcast 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

230 reviews

4.0

3 Jun 2026

Friendly work culture, but low annual appraisals

Associate customer support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly environment Work culture Hybrid

Cons

Low annual appraisal I think other things

2.0

21 May 2026

Good work environment but low job security

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Company has good work environment

Cons

If company goes in the loss they can remove the employees when ever they want so jobsecurity very low

5.0

26 Mar 2026

Friendly, family-like community

Vp of engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

No-nonsence technical stack, great leadership

Cons

They acquire a lot of startups, sometimes at an enormous speed and then gradually lay out all the original members

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