Confluent
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Confluent currently holds a 3.9 Blind rating from 481 reviews. Core product: Imported from companies. Strongest marks: compensation and work-life balance. Recent pulse: 3.9 from 10 reviews in the last 60 days.
- Overall
- 1.71 Amazons
- Recent 60d (10)
- 2.45 Amazons
- Perception
- 0.85 Amazons
- Recent delta
- +0.74 Amazons
- Perception delta
- -0.86 Amazons
- Reviews
- 481
- Perception votes
- 15
- Last updated
- May 30, 2026
- Status
- Unknown
Distribution
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Score
1.71 Amazons
Percentile
84th
Companies
221
Peak bin
39
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Recent 60 days
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Career growth
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Compensation / Benefits
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Management
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Work life balance
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Company culture
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Public perception
Elo score
1119
Confidence band
+- 124
Public record
8W / 7L
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Latest review list
10 reviews from the last 60 days
1. May 28, 2026
Very good teams and very bad ones
4.0Current Employee / Software Engineer
Pros: Specific teams have everything you are looking for: high pay, impactful work, good management . The pressure to ship has gone down after the acquisition
Cons: Some internal teams are weaker making your job harder. Also you don’t know how ibm will change the pay structure
2. May 13, 2026
Great company to start
5.0Current Employee / Software Engineer
Pros: WLB for many teams I know Culture is good overall Remote work
Cons: Uncertainty after the IBM acquisition Nobody knows what will happen next year
3. May 8, 2026
Great work life balance
5.0Current Employee / Technical Support Engineer
Pros: Work life balance culture is very good at the company
Cons: Very less hike or promotion chances which is not good
4. April 22, 2026
Was a great place but recently destroyed by IBM
1.0Current Employee / Architecture Engineer
Pros: No one is really bothering me to do anything while I look for a way out.
Cons: Benefits have been eviscerated. PTO eviscerated. Culture eviscerated. The company is miserable to be in due to everyone feeling checked out
5. April 21, 2026
Confluent— Good. Confluent + IBM = ?
3.0Current Employee / Security Engineer
Pros: Great Work Life Balance Innovation encouraged Forward looking team Nice teammates
Cons: A lot of potential downsides due to IBM acquisition from reduced comp, mandatory RTO, etc.
6. April 16, 2026
Good before IBM
4.0Current Employee / Marketing Manager
Pros: Good before acquired by IBM but now it’s changed a lot.
Cons: Acquired by. Layoffs happened immediately. Lots of uncertainty and now lack of confuse
7. April 16, 2026
Great place to work and Learn
5.0Current Employee / Talent Acquisition Partner
Pros: Great culture, Supportive Teammates and Competitive Salary. Scope of growth is high.
Cons: Interaction with Middle Management can be tedious and Frustrating. They can do better with Middle Management.
8. April 13, 2026
We got acquired by IBM
4.0Current Employee / Product Marketing Manager
Pros: Previously WLB was good, comp was good, work was good.
Cons: Strategy wasn't going anywhere much, IBM acquired us, and there was a lot of politics.
9. April 10, 2026
Culture taking a hit
4.0Current Employee / BI Developer
Pros: Pay, not sure after ibm acquisition . ! ! !
Cons: Unsure how the ibm acquisition will turn out . .
10. April 7, 2026
Great work life balance
4.0Current Employee / Software Engineer
Pros: Good work life balance and good compensation are the only pros.
Cons: Growth is stagnant. Have high bar for promotion. Internal politics.