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 53 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 33 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 27 reviews)); "The team is great at celebrating wins and acknowledging losses on a regular cadence (all" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Bad manager?" ((in 14 reviews)); "Layoffs due to poor planning." ((in 8 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((in 6 reviews)); "Fewer formal training programs than larger companies" ((in 4 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

Confluent reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(710 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

74% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

710 reviews

1.0

Sep 29, 2022

Horrible Talent Team, Other parts of the company is good.

Senior recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing confluent product - Some great people

Cons

- Toxic culture - Poor internal communication -Hypercompetition between teams. - Senior VP APAC, Global Talent VP, Senior Global Talent VP all leaving within the space of a month - There's too many red flags - False promises are also made and not delivered when you ask leadership they generally don't have any idea.

1.0

Dec 25, 2019

Great Company, very bad management, specially on EMEA Level.

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Team in US.

Cons

Very bad management Team in EMEA. They don´t care about you, they care only about their quota and pay slip.

1.0

Sep 25, 2024

Fake reviews

Coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a single one, even the pay was below average

Cons

I can see how this company is increasing their star rating with all those fake reviews, this place is the worst I have ever seen in my entire life and the talent coordination leadership is way beyond pathetic, from manager to directors all are some really pathetic people and sadist.Please do not join this place of you love your mental peace.This place will leave deep scars on you mental health.

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