Is Confluent a good company to work for?

Confluent has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 764 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Confluent to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Confluent have been left by employees working as Sales , Account Executive and Software Engineer .

Does Confluent pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Confluent employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Confluent. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Confluent?

64% of Confluent employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Confluent 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Confluent?

Software Engineer (59) , Account Executive (51) , Senior Software Engineer (31) , Sales (29) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (25) , Enterprise Account Executive (16) , Solutions Engineer (14) , Sales Development Representative (12) , Recruiter (11) , Sales Manager (10) , Senior Software Engineer II (9) , Manager (8) , Solutions Architect (8) , Cloud Account Executive (6) , Customer Success Technical Architect (6)

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

"Great people and great CEO." ((in 79 reviews)); "Good Pay and in line with the industry." ((in 48 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 36 reviews)); "The Work/Life Balance is good" ((in 26 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Bad manager?" ((in 16 reviews)); "Layoffs due to poor planning." ((in 7 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((in 6 reviews)); "Promotion is slow" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Confluent layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Confluent locations?

Mountain View , Palo Alto , Austin , San Francisco , New York , Seattle , Boston , Washington , San Jose , Philadelphia , Atlanta , Chicago , Springfield , Dallas , California City , Edison , Alexandria , Florida , Raleigh , Coppell , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Medina , Los Angeles , Santa Monica , San Diego , Fremont , Las Vegas , New Orleans , Kirkland

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Confluent reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(710 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

74% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Confluent has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 710 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Confluent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

710 reviews

5.0

Jan 8, 2024

Great Experience

Sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun working environment and helpful colleagues to learn from

Cons

Product is very technical and can be challenging

4.0

Jan 6, 2024

Great Culture

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome Culture with amazing people ready to help you succeed

Cons

nothing to mention at this time

1.0

Dec 26, 2023

Dissapointed

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A global team with good exposure

Cons

Worst structure. every quarter, the job description changes, and they are highly unstable I cleared 7 rounds of interviews and got rejected. then again they hired me immediately. after joining for 40 days, they restructured the organization, eliminated my team and laid me off.

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