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?

64% 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 (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 81 reviews)); "Good Pay and in line with the industry." ((in 49 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 34 reviews)); "The team is great at celebrating wins and acknowledging losses on a regular cadence (all" ((in 29 reviews)); "Confluent as a company is really doing great and has some great leadership." ((in 28 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 8 reviews)); "middle management is getting worse and worse" ((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))

What are employees saying about Confluent redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Confluent redundancy and their outlook for job security at Confluent in 2026.

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Confluent Reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(710 total reviews)

Jay Kreps

74% 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 710 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).

Reviews by job title

710 reviews

5.0

Jun 21, 2026

High pay and good work-life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

High pay, work life balance.

Cons

Can’t think of any compared to other tech company

5.0

Jun 10, 2026

Projects overshadowed by poor leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great project to work on with an exceptional engineers

Cons

The leadership doesn't seem right

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

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