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 40 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "The team is great at celebrating wins and acknowledging losses on a regular cadence (all" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Bad manager?" ((in 16 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((in 6 reviews)); "layoffs are frequently held in the org" ((in 6 reviews)); "career growth is slow" ((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

65% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

75% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

707 reviews

4.0

Feb 8, 2024

Enterprise Sales - Confluent

Enterprise account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comp is in line with the market. Great people. Companies are moving to real-time data so the technology is very well positioned. Huge TAM. Great open source community.

Cons

During my tenure, there was some serious misalignment in GTM versus Comp structure creating some serious headwinds for AEs. They have changed much of that in 2024 moving to a consumption centric model. Extremely long sales cycle. Arduous legal process (CSA, DPA, MSA)

4.0

Nov 22, 2023

Great Until It Wasnt

Enterprise sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture from the SDR team. Very collaborative, exciting, great people and recognition. The Base/Commish structure is very enticing.

Cons

Hard product to sell - really takes 4-6months to ramp to a level of knowledge passible. Lack of transparency from leadership on a continual basis, and a clear lack of communication and alignment from Sales/CS to the product team.

4.0

Aug 25, 2023

Growing pains in Sales Org, high leadership churn

Senior sales enablement manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall talented people Good benefits and good culture for a infrastructure company Apparently we were paid in the 75 percentile of the industry

Cons

High pressure from e-staff trickles down into decisions and lack of psychological safety Other non-sales orgs seem to have a great life, but sales is constantly caught up in waves of churn and vision changes This is a developer led company which is not an inherent con, but something to consider for all other business functions Sales org is pretty much all older white dudes I got promoted after my first year, then next two years most members of my team were never promoted. Eventually, my whole team got laid off

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Great Until It Wasnt

Growing pains in Sales Org, high leadership churn

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