A good place to work, but has structural problems - Staff Frontend Engineer GitLab Employee Review

2.0
3 Sept 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Generally good benefits - Offers ESPP - Working hour flexibility - fully remote - Great co-workers - Converging towards less trust and more control

Cons

- Compensation is good, but could be better - Problems with location integration, e.g. tax filings and a health plan that doesn’t compensate Denmarks governmental health plan well - Very feature and deadline focused - Not enough dedication to paying down technical debt

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5.0
24 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Best company I've ever worked for. Strong culture, great leadership, competitive compensation, excellent work life balance, and a genuine focus on employee well being and career growth.

Cons

Fast paced environment and high expectations, but that's part of working at a successful, growing company.

2.0
16 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

OK pay or benefits in the market. Fully remote. Still is trying to frame itself as a big player.

Cons

Leadership went from being collaborative, communicative, and transparent, to being mercurial, secretive, and out of touch with the actual work. OBSESSSES over your AI usage metrics - even if AI doesn't help you and slows you down. The current layoff in progress was communicated poorly and not planned at all. And now they want us to adore the leaders and the company? Cultish vibes. We went from a company that plans ahead to a company that reacts.

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