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      Confluent reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (709 total reviews)
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      Jay Kreps

      74% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

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      Confluent has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 709 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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      709 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 23, 2018

      Changing the world

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Confluent is a great place to work at. It has all the good things the Bay has to offer - dog-friendly office, free lunches, great company culture, great people, flat hierarchy, a lot of room for personal growth, remote-friendly, working in a very interesting space and countless others. This company is hiring, growing and improving by the day. Regardless, there is work-life balance here. The best way to figure out what this place is like is to reach out to an employee and have him explain. I don't think anybody would say anything too bad

      Cons

      Lots of work to be done On-call once every ~two months Every company that is growing like crazy will have some hiccups along the way. The important thing is that this one has the right values which means any hiccup eventually gets ironed out.

      1.0
      Oct 10, 2025

      Looks good from the outside - but the cracks run deep

      Anyonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Confluent could have been an amazing place - smart people, great product, strong pay. But what’s happening at Confluen is not about performance, it’s about poor leadership and HR dysfunction - reactive, defensive, and disconnected from what employees actually need. Employees are promised growth, stability, and a supportive culture, only to be blindsided by sudden layoffs and political decisions. I saw careers being derailed not because of lack of talent, but because of poor judgment and office politics and these HR enable them. The HR team, especially in India, has no accountability or ownership. Their default reaction to feedback or questions is silence, deflection, or gaslighting. Instead of solving problems, they bury them and silence you as well. If you expect transparency, fairness, or a sense of security - you won’t find it here.

      Cons

      Compensation might attract you, but peace of mind won’t last long. Layoffs come out of nowhere, and those affected are left to deal with it in silence. Don’t let a good offer blind you to a broken system. Join only if you’re ready to deal with chaos disguised as opportunity.

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