Rudderless and falling behind - Solution Engineer Confluent Employee Review

2.0
8 Jan 2024
Recommend
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Pros

People are nice, most want to work hard and do a good job. Very little politics The management will say the right thing (they just don't believe any of it)

Cons

The company has been rudderless since going public and needs new leadership. The product (Confluent Cloud) while easy to use is still very immature and future development is glacial. When Azure is able to release Kafka+Flink before Confluent that's a major problem. Stealth redundancies and constant reshaping the organization to be profitable.

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5.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Eng heavy culture Great benefits

Cons

IBM acquisition could change culture

4.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product, strong leadership, and talented people across the organization. Excellent place to learn enterprise SaaS sales and grow quickly as an SDR. Supportive team culture, good training, and a fast-paced environment with many opportunities to work with large global accounts. Strong compensation and career development opportunities for high performers.

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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