Is Confluent a good company to work for?

Confluent has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 762 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 50% 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 (58) , 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 77 reviews)); "Good Pay and in line with the industry." ((in 53 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 34 reviews)); "The Work/Life Balance is good" ((in 28 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Bad manager?" ((in 15 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((in 6 reviews)); "Layoffs due to poor planning." ((in 6 reviews)); "Promotion is slow" ((in 5 reviews)); "Diversity is a huge issue as well as respect of women from leadership." ((in 3 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

Confluent reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(708 total reviews)

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 708 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

708 reviews

5.0

Jul 11, 2022

Wonderful Place to Work

Customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best company cultures I have ever been a part of. Finally a place that offers a work/life balance and has leadership at both middle management and executive levels that truly cares about its employees. Workloads are challenging but push you to grow, and with such a rapidly growing company it is never boring.

Cons

Growing pains like any other quickly growing organization in terms of process needing to keep up to support, but truly they are doing a great job.

5.0

Jul 5, 2022

Confluent Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love working here! Great pay and exciting tech

Cons

Growing pains but we are bringing in good leaders

2.0

Jul 3, 2022

Great product, stressful environment, high turnover

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Market-leading product - Huge addressable market - Flexible working hours - Rest and recharge days - Weekly free lunch - Transparent C-level team - Beautiful office - Good diversity

Cons

- Unrealistic targets. Many people are not hitting targets, not even close. Some even got PIPed for reasons beyond their control (e.g. AEs, territories) - Low compensation. Salary is lower compared to similar roles in the market. - Poor career progression and development. Many high performing SDRs have left in the past 6 months as there is no chance of promoting into other roles.

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