Is Confluent a good company to work for?

Confluent has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 761 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 65% 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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Confluent?

65% 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 49 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 36 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 26 reviews)); "The Work/Life Balance is good" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Bad manager?" ((in 17 reviews)); "Layoffs due to poor planning." ((in 7 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((in 6 reviews)); "Fewer formal training programs than larger companies" ((in 4 reviews)); "Long Hours but good balance" ((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

65% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

75% 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 707 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

707 reviews

2.0

Jun 26, 2024

Ok OK

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing I can think of

Cons

Too much politics, and bootlicking

4.0

Mar 27, 2023

Love the people, but not always set up for success

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The SDR community specifically is very warm, welcoming, and collaborative. It’s not a cold, cutthroat sales org that you’ll find in a lot of spaces. People in the SDR org are really there to help you.

Cons

Confluent is quite a difficult product to sell, especially if you don’t come from a data engineering background. Your success can also heavily depend on your territory and which revenue band you sell to (ie., Enterprise vs. Commercial). You really have to take the time to study the product, your clients, and understand that even no matter how hard you hustle, if it’s not the right place at the right time, it will be a very hard sell. I see a lot of people work as a SDR in one revenue band (ex. Enterprise) then get promoted to AE in another (ex. SMB) and struggle to close deals because they expect to find success in the way they did as an SDR but realize that the revenue band they’re in as an AE requires a whole different approach. And the promotion process from SDR to AE is also pretty unclear and (according to many of those who have gone through it) arduous.

3.0

Jul 23, 2021

Decent place to worl

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth opportunities Pay Flexible work schedule and location

Cons

Too top heavy. Hired too many director + level. Middle management is really bad and can make day to day life miserable

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