Strong culture and pragmatic leadership - Software Engineer Confluent Employee Review

5.0
Jan 25, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The leadership understands the power of the technology well. Hiring practices are largely successful in finding people who get along well and match personality-wise. There's an open communication style and humility present in the leadership team which trickles down to the whole company in an effective way. The company is quick to take action when it's clear a direction isn't working as expected. People are encouraged to grow into roles.

Cons

The middle management is inexperienced which leads to some rough edges around internal processes (e.g. meetings can be inefficient and lack outcomes, cross team collaboration can be bumpy).

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Cons

Since the IBM acquisition, there has been uncertainty around the future structure and career path for SDRs. Communication could be more transparent regarding organizational changes, promotion opportunities, and long-term strategy for the SDR organization.

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