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 76 reviews)); "Good Pay and in line with the industry." ((in 50 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 37 reviews)); "The Work/Life Balance is good" ((in 29 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Bad manager?" ((in 16 reviews)); "layoffs are frequently held in the org" ((in 7 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((in 6 reviews)); "Fewer formal training programs than larger companies" ((in 5 reviews)); "No 401K match (IBM does have some retirement contributions)" ((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

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Confluent

Confluent reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(708 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

74% approve of CEO

50% 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 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).

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Reviews by job title

708 reviews

5.0

Oct 12, 2021

SDR

Enterprise sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

team, pay, stock, product, work from home

Cons

Wish 401k would have a match

5.0

Sep 28, 2021

hard work but so rewarding

People and talent operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic sense of teamwork #oneteam ability to get involved in lots of different projects and still take a steer on your own career excellent benefits fantastic work for problem solvers

Cons

can require lots of late nights/ early mornings at times Can be difficult to know how best to proceed with work when there are lots of people trying to work together on a project..too many cooks etc workload can get very high at times

2.0

Sep 24, 2021

SDR

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard working smart colleagues and executive leadership.

Cons

It’s rare to see over half the team hitting quota. I’ve seen little career growth for my peers. I’ve seen more people leave or get fired than be promoted, thus, creating a stressful environment. There is no clear path towards earning a promotion, resulting in people stuck in the same role. SDR managers are not very good and have little SDR experience. The team is not collaborative and hides best practices leading to people doing their own thing with absolutely zero standardization. Managers encourage people to work on off days and longer hours which leads to burnout. There is a constant feeling of big brother watching you. Managers add unimportant time-consuming projects making you unable to focus on your actual job. I don’t recommend working here as an SDR.

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