Is Confluent a good company to work for?

Confluent has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 767 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% 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?

66% 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 (59) , Account Executive (51) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Sales (29) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (25) , Enterprise Account Executive (16) , Solutions Engineer (15) , 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 75 reviews)); "Good Pay and in line with the industry." ((in 48 reviews)); "Good benefits with the company" ((in 41 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 29 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 16 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 6 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 reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(713 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

75% 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 713 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

713 reviews

3.0

Apr 2, 2026

Good company, hard to make money

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture great leaders good benefits

Cons

hard to make commission commission structure was bad when I was there

3.0

Mar 31, 2026

Talent without direction

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great talent in the company - Really hard engineering & product problems to solve - High performance culture

Cons

- Leadership of most orgs lack clarity and direction - Too much influence by settled and comfortable old timers - Lack of trust in most teams in India - Too many new init failures without repercussions - Terrible interview process, interns made full time without interviews

4.0

Mar 31, 2026

Great culture lost after IBM acquisition

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing company and culture. Very inclusive and supportive environment

Cons

IBM acquisition means the company culture that was so amazing no longer exists

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