Does Lightmatter pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lightmatter employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lightmatter. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lightmatter?

82% of Lightmatter employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightmatter 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lightmatter?

Software Engineer (3) , Engineer (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

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

"Excellent leadership and technology, awesome people, caring and supportive culture" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lightmatter has created a culture of innovation focused on supporting the very people who make it happen." ((in 4 reviews)); "helpful team" ((in 2 reviews))

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

"Software leadership is incompetent and toxic, kissing up and kicking down." ((in 4 reviews))

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Lightmatter Reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Nick Harris

83% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (32 reviews)

Lightmatter has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lightmatter 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

32 reviews

5.0

9 Jun 2026

Challenging work with a supportive team

Dv engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team with challenging work

Cons

Work can be challenging at times

4.0

11 May 2026

Brilliant people and products, but management struggles

Sr. staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Brilliant People, interesting products, moving fast

Cons

Nontechnical management, too many fires

5.0

14 Apr 2026

Exciting company and great team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Brilliant and collaborative team - Building cool technology and opportunities to contribute to patent applications - Supportive culture - Great benefits

Cons

- Change and reprioritization is constant - No bonus, but base salary is great and equity value keeps going up

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