Sinking boat, run! - Senior Software Developer Lightspeed Employee Review

1.0
19 Mar 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The company has grown by acquiring several smaller businesses, but it lacks a cohesive engineering culture. - The company's future seems bleak as the payments market has largely been overtaken by Square. Despite efforts to boost stock prices, nothing seems to be making a positive impact. Big rounds of layoff happens every year, check the news. - Engineering managers have an excessive amount of control over employee decisions. If your manager doesn't like you, it can have serious consequences for your career. - The NuOrder team is particularly toxic and disorganized, with some legacy employees continuing to negatively impact the company. If you're considering a role in the NuOrder department, make sure to thoroughly assess the situation beforehand.

Cons

- Free lunch on Tue, Wed, Thur at Montreal office

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Lightspeed Response
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Hi, thanks for taking the time to review. The cons you mention aren’t at all the experience we’d like for our people and we take all feedback seriously. Thank you for sharing this feedback and we'll ensure it is passed on to the relevant leaders so it can be taken onboard. Thanks again.

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