Pros
I've been in the tech industry long enough to know the difference between a company that talks about its culture and one that actually lives it. Lightspeed is the latter — and most people in New Zealand still don't know it exists. The commitment to diversity and inclusion is also real, when many tech companies are pulling out of this space. Lightspeed is listed on the NYSE, generates just over a billion US dollars in revenue, and serves merchants (retail, restaurants and golf) in more than 100 countries — you can have a genuinely global career without leaving Aotearoa. Or if you want to leave NZ there are also plenty of opportunities to relocate. The technology being designed, built, and shipped by the teams in NZ could be processing a sale in a boutique in New York or a restaurant in London right now. The benefits package is amazing - matched KiwiSaver up to 4%, Southern Cross health insurance, up to 75% of public transport costs covered, flexible and uncapped leave, a $500 annual health and wellness credit, a strong parental leave top-up programme, and learning budgets. Compensation is benchmarked globally and includes RSUs — real equity in a publicly traded company, not startup options you hope might one day be worth something. The flexibility is also genuine. Two to three days in the office per week, and 60 days a year to work from anywhere in the world. The focus is on outcomes, not where you're sitting when you do the work.
Kontras
Being a genuinely global company that's headquartered in Canada means that sometimes teams have early morning calls - but you can make up for this by finishing earlier.
