Question 1

Is Confluent a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Does Confluent pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Confluent?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Confluent?

Accepted Answer

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)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"Great people and great CEO." ((in 76 reviews)); "Good Pay and in line with the industry." ((in 50 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 36 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 27 reviews)); "The Work/Life Balance is good" ((in 26 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Bad manager?" ((in 16 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((in 6 reviews)); "Layoffs due to poor planning." ((in 6 reviews)); "Hiring managers are looking for senior people in the market (given the high availability in the tech sector) instead of promoting overperforming internal employees, simply because that would require some basic training (most of the skills overlap)." ((in 5 reviews)); "No 401K match (IBM does have some retirement contributions)" ((in 3 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Confluent layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Confluent locations?

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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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