Does Confluent pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Confluent employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 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?

63% 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 (57) , Account Executive (51) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Sales (29) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (24) , Enterprise Account Executive (16) , Solutions Engineer (14) , Sales Development Representative (12) , Recruiter (11) , Sales Manager (10) , Manager (8) , Senior Software Engineer II (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 78 reviews)); "Good Pay and in line with the industry." ((in 50 reviews)); "Good benefits with the company" ((in 41 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 25 reviews)); "Smart colleagues: Many ex" ((in 24 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)); "Fewer formal training programs than larger companies" ((in 6 reviews)); "Layoffs due to poor planning." ((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.

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Confluent

Confluent reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(700 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

75% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

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 700 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 (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

700 reviews

5.0

Dec 27, 2025

Amazing Job and Compensation

Senior solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing team, supportive. and for the first time of my life I feel financially satisfied and earning what I deserve.

Cons

no cons for now, every seems pretty smooth

5.0

Dec 4, 2025

Nice company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance Smart engineers

Cons

Certain teams are non-responsive Stock grows relatively slow

5.0

Nov 18, 2025

Good Experince

Software engineer(internship)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay high lot of training

Cons

no cons, love cflt, love cflt's people

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